No injuries reported after explosion at U.S. Embassy in Oslo, police say
An explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday caused minor damage but no injuries, police in the Scandinavian country said.
It is unclear what caused the explosion and no one has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said.
Police said the explosion occurred around 1 a.m. local time.
It caused only minor damage to the public entrance to the embassy, located on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital Oslo, on-site incident commander Michael Dellemyr told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
“The police have [deployed] “great resources in the area around the US embassy,” police said in a statement following the explosion. They said they were in dialogue with the embassy.
Video posted on social media after the explosion showed police vehicles and people in tactical gear outside the embassy.
Anna Gilbo, who lives near the compound, also took video from her home showing smoke in the distance.
“There was a loud bang and the whole house shook,” Gilbo said.
Neither the embassy nor the State Department immediately responded to requests for additional information. The Oslo police district also did not respond to a request for details.
