Overview
- Norwegian authorities say a blast struck the consular entrance around 1 a.m. local time, causing minor damage and no injuries.
- Investigators believe the embassy was deliberately targeted and are searching for one or more perpetrators, but no suspects have been identified.
- A bomb squad, police dogs, drones and helicopters swept the area, which was later declared safe, and no additional devices were found.
- Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide condemned the incident as unacceptable, as PST added personnel without raising the national threat level.
- Police are reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses, and they say it is too early to link the incident to conflicts in the Middle East; U.S. officials did not issue immediate public comments.