In Belgrade, they are being thrown again in the last few days bombs and Molotov cocktails, which brings to mind dark images from the not-so-distant past. Namely, early this morning (March 23) in one of the busiest city areas in Vračar, unknown persons threw a Molotov cocktail at a cafe. causing a fire and material damage. The fire was quickly extinguished, and firefighters prevented major consequences, while the police are working intensively to identify the perpetrators. No one was injured in the incident.
Two bombs in Zemun in a few days
Before that, during the night, in Zemun, an explosive device was thrown at the gym located within the residential building. Material damage was done both to the building and to the surrounding vehicles.
In connection with this case, the police arrested the suspect BK and sentenced him to custody for up to 30 days.
Just a few days before these attacks, a bomb incident was recorded in Zemun - an explosive device was thrown at the "Crveni Rak" pub, destroying local premises and damaging surrounding vehicles. Official information about the injured has not yet been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
These events indicate a disturbing trend of violent incidents in Belgrade in the last few months.
Let us remind you that on February 5, an explosive device was thrown in front of the cafe "Džeri" in New Belgrade, damaging the facade of the restaurant and the neighboring bar, but no one was injured, and two days before that, a bomb was thrown at the house of Zdravko Čolić.
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A known criminal pattern - from arson to explosions
This amount of arson and bomb throwing showed that this has now become a criminal trend in Belgrade.
The analysis of media reports shows that during 2025 and 2026, attacks on catering and other facilities in Belgrade became more numerous than was the case before. Bar locations in Vračar, Vojvode Stepa, Banovo brdo and other parts of the city were also the target of Molotov cocktail attacks, often when the facilities were not working, which indicates that the aim of the attack is to intimidate the bar owners.
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In many cases, the competent authorities indicate that it is difficult to connect all these incidents into a single criminal network, but the fact that the method of attack - from arson to explosions - is repeated, leads one to think about deeper causes and possible patterns of action.
The repetition of such scenes in Belgrade indicates deep-rooted problems in the security system and the inefficiency of state institutions in preventing crime.
Until the institutions work, the question remains - what's next?
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