Bomb in Bezanijska Kosa Yard Fails to Detonate
An unexploded bomb was found in a family yard in Belgrade's Bezanijska Kosa, first spotted by the family dog. No one was hurt, and the bomb squad removed the device intact.
A bomb was thrown into the yard of a family home in Bezanijska Kosa early Friday morning, but it did not go off. Police received the report at 8:55 a.m. on August 14. No one was injured in the incident.
Unofficial reports point to a hand grenade. Investigators suspect the device was deliberately placed in the yard. Who threw it there has not yet been established.
The family dog was the first to notice the device in the yard
It wasn’t the residents who found the bomb, but the family dog. The animal picked it up in its mouth and carried it across the yard, straight to family members who happened to be home that morning. A relative of the family described what happened.
The dog was the first to spot the suspicious object in the yard, picked it up in its mouth and started carrying it. As soon as the family realized what it was, they reacted with remarkable composure, immediately separated the dog from the device and called the police without delay.
The homeowner was not in Belgrade that morning. His family members were at the house. None of them was hurt, and neither was the dog.
Street closed to both pedestrians and vehicles
A large number of police officers responded to the scene after the report came in. Barrier tape went up well back from the house. Traffic on the street was halted for both pedestrians and vehicles, so no one could get close to the house or the area immediately around it.
The area was secured so specialists could safely examine the device. Serbia’s Interior Ministry (MUP) sent in its counter sabotage unit. Its officers worked to inspect, secure and neutralize the device.
What happens to the device after it’s removed?
The counter sabotage unit secured the bomb and loaded it into a specialized vehicle. Unofficial reports indicate it will be transported to a safe location and destroyed there. Because it never detonated, it was carried out of the yard intact.
Criminal police inspectors worked the scene at the same time. They gathered evidence inside the house and reviewed footage from the property’s surveillance cameras. They also spoke with the residents, who had reported the discovery.
Police patrols did not leave the location until the device had been removed from the yard.
The same house was targeted once before, on June 30
According to media reports, the house belongs to a Belgrade businessman. The same man was targeted in an earlier attack on June 30 this year. At around 3:30 a.m. that day, an unknown person threw a hand grenade at the same house.
That first attack caused property damage. A protective fence was damaged, and windows were shattered on the owner’s car. No one was hurt that time either.
The difference between the two mornings is that June’s attack caused damage, while this one did not. The bomb from August was left in the yard without going off, so the counter sabotage unit was able to remove it intact.
The Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office is handling the investigation into the June attack. Less than two months passed between the two incidents, and both devices ended up in the same place: the yard of a family home.
What is known about the perpetrator
The identity of the person who threw the explosive device is unknown. The motive behind the incident has also not been established. Police are working to determine the circumstances of the case.
It has not been officially confirmed whether the two attacks on the same address are linked. According to unofficial reports, the homeowner had no idea who might be behind the first attack either, even after it happened.
More details are expected once the on site investigation is complete. Until then, there is no officially confirmed information about the person who threw the device, not even a description or the direction in which they fled.
