The attacker had then opened the door to the small building and fired a crossbow, wounding the neck of the Serbian gendarme who was guarding the embassy.

Interior minister Ivica Dačić branded the incident as a terrorist attack,[4] declaring a red threat level from terrorism.

[7] Prior to the attack, Žujović recorded a video message for his wife, mentioning "Israelis killing Muslims", alluding to the Israel–Hamas war.

[9] The police operation continued in the following days, with the arrest of Kemal Begović from Novi Pazar, and Haris Šund, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, suspected of having connections with Islamic extremists.

It was reported that among other things, Islamic State symbols and a video message pledging allegiance to that organization belonging to the arrested have been found.