Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been deliberate attack, police say


OSLO, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Oslo was hit by a loud ⁠explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries in what may ‌have been a deliberate attack linked to the crisis in the Middle East, Norwegian police said.

"It's natural to see this in the context of the current security situation and that this could be an attack deliberately ​targeting the U.S. embassy," Frode Larsen, head of the ⁠Oslo police investigation unit told a ⁠news conference.

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