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Police shoot dead knife attacker outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade

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Police in Belgrade shot dead a knife-wielding attacker outside the Israeli embassy after the attacker assaulted an officer at the building. Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle, Sky News and the New York Post all report the shooting. Serbia's interior minister, Ivica Dacic, said the attacker was a minor, and Bloomberg reports that he was 16. Dacic described the incident as a terrorist attack, and Deutsche Welle reports that police declared the highest terror alert. The New York Post, citing an Associated Press report, says the attacker supported ISIS. Sky News describes the attacker as a man and gives no age.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A knife-wielding attacker was shot dead by police outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade after attacking an officer at the building.

    Reported byLeft1Center2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, Sky News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Serbia's interior minister, Ivica Dacic, said the attacker was a minor.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Dacic described the incident as a terrorist attack, and police declared the highest terror alert.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  4. An Associated Press report, carried by the New York Post, says the attacker supported ISIS.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that police shot dead a knife-wielding attacker outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade after an attack on an officer. The main difference is emphasis: left and center stress the minister's terrorist label, while the right adds the alleged ISIS support.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg attributes the event to Serbian police, leading with the attacker's age as a teenager and the attack on the embassy.

    Serbia Police Says Teenager Killed in Attack on Israeli Embassy
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Headlines report a knife attacker shot dead by police at the embassy, with Deutsche Welle repeating the minister's word minor and Sky News describing a man.

    Knife attacker shot dead by police outside Israeli embassy
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side coverage is an Associated Press report carried by the New York Post, whose headline stresses ISIS support and a minor attacker.

    Loaded modifier“ISIS-supporting”The headline states a police allegation as a fixed label for the attacker in the outlet’s own voice, before the text attributes it to the minister.More neutral: minor the minister says supported Islamic StateDisagree with this highlight? minor attacks cop guarding Israeli Embassy in Belgrade with knives – before being fatally shot: report
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

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    ISIS-supporting

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    ISIS-supportingMore neutral: minor the minister says supported Islamic State

    The headline states a police allegation as a fixed label for the attacker in the outlet’s own voice, before the text attributes it to the minister.

    ISIS-supporting minor attacks cop guarding Israeli Embassy in Belgrade with knives – before being…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • police account
  • teenage attacker
  • attack on the embassy
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  • BloombergLeft

    Serbia Police Says Teenager Killed in Attack on Israeli Embassy

    A 16-year old was shot dead after attacking a policeman outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia’s outgoing Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said, describing the incident as a terrorist attack.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • police shooting
  • knife attack on an officer
  • interior minister's account

Leaves out

  • reported ISIS support of the attacker

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BBC NewsCenter

    Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says

    Authorities say the attacker in Belgrade was an underage male who was being monitored by security services.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    Knife attacker shot dead by police outside Israeli embassy

    A man carrying knives has been killed by police after attacking an officer outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)
  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Serbian police shoot dead assailant at Israeli Embassy

    A "minor" has been killed by police after attacking a guard at Israel's embassy in Belgrade with knives, the interior minister says. Ivica Dacic said police had declared the highest terror alert after the incident.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • ISIS support
  • minor attacker
  • elite unit officer
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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Loaded modifier“ISIS-supporting”The headline states a police allegation as a fixed label for the attacker in the outlet’s own voice, before the text attributes it to the minister.More neutral: minor the minister says supported Islamic StateDisagree with this highlight? minor attacks cop guarding Israeli Embassy in Belgrade with knives – before being fatally shot: report

    An assailant with knives attacked a police officer from an elite unit guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade just after midnight on Wednesday, police said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the attacker.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 28, 2:53 AM EDT

  • Center

    1 hr 55 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 4:48 AM EDT

  • Right

    2 hr 12 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 5:04 AM EDT

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 28, 2:53 AM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 28, 4:48 AM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 28, 5:04 AM EDT
  4. Sky NewsCenterOct 28, 6:00 AM EDT
  5. BBC NewsCenterOct 28, 6:17 AM EDT

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