Threat to Kill Baptized People Sent to Srpska Assembly
The sender presents as a member of the 'jihad in BiH'. Assembly staff passed the message to the police, who tightened security the same day after the Belgrade attack.
An email calling for the killing of “all baptized people” in Prijedor reached the Republika Srpska National Assembly in Banja Luka on Wednesday afternoon, October 28, 2026. The same day, the Republika Srpska Interior Ministry (MUP) tightened security around specially protected facilities and sites linked to Israel, after the terrorist attack outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade. For Serbia this belongs to the same security picture, since the event in Belgrade is the reason for the stricter measures in Republika Srpska. The statements published so far do not connect the message to the Assembly with that attack, so the two events are mentioned together here only because they happened on the same day.
What does the message sent to the Assembly say?
The message is titled “a request for action against the baptized people.” Its author presents as a member of the “jihad in BiH,” and the name has not been published. It mentions the Prijedor city administration, Sanica and Hambarine, and the writer also demands money, toxins and tools for mutilating baptized children and citizens, along with a string of other unrelated demands.
The core of the message is a call for killings. The unknown author writes:
“carry out the liquidation of all baptized people in Prijedor”
The exact time the message arrived has not been disclosed. According to ATV, a second message also reached the Assembly, while RTRS and Novosti report a single one.
Who sent it and what has been done?
The staff of the Republika Srpska National Assembly passed the message to the competent bodies of the Interior Ministry for further action, and Novosti reports that this was announced by the Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly. At the time of publication there was no information about an arrest or the sender’s identity.
What did the Interior Ministry do the same day?
In a statement, the Republika Srpska Interior Ministry said the reinforced measures cover areas near specially protected facilities, as well as facilities linked to the State of Israel in the territory of Republika Srpska. RTRS ran a photo of police outside the Jewish Cultural Center in Banja Luka alongside the story.
The ministry’s assessment is that there is no reason for alarm. The statement says: “The security situation in the territory of Republika Srpska is favorable.” Police officers will, in line with security assessments, “take further measures and actions with intensified cooperation with other competent security agencies.”
The ministry also announced that it will keep monitoring the security situation and take measures within its remit to protect the lives and property of citizens. The statement makes no mention of the message sent to the Assembly.
