The situation was caused by some type of incendiary device, said Frode Larsen, head of the police investigation and intelligence unit.
The Norwegian police investigate an explosion occurred in the early hours of this Sunday, 8th (local time) in front of the United States Embassy in Oslothe capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. There were no reports of injuries. Investigators believe the embassy was the target and are looking for the perpetrators and their motivation.
The explosion was caused by some kind of incendiary devicesaid Frode Larsen, head of the joint investigation and intelligence unit of the Oslo police. According to him, the entrance to the embassy suffered damage, but no arrests were made.
“Given the current security situation, it is natural to consider whether this was a targeted attack on the American Embassy. However, we are not committed to any specific hypothesis,” he said in a statement, highlighting that the investigations are still in their infancy, but that the police are working based on multiple hypotheses.
On condition of anonymity, an American official reported that the incendiary device was inside a backpack and detonated in front of the entrance to the embassy’s Consular Affairs office.
PST, the Norwegian police security service, called in reinforcements after the incident, but did not change the country’s terrorist alert level, according to communications advisor Martin Bernsen. “This is an unacceptable incident that is being treated with the utmost seriousness,” said Astri Aas-Hansen, Norwegian Minister of Justice and Public Security.
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