Explosion rocks Olso US Embassy in latest attack on American consulate | World | News

Police have confirmed that the US Embassy in the Norweigan capital of Oslo has been rocked by an explosion in the early hours of Sunday (March 8) morning.

Authorities in Norway have confirmed that the building susitained some damage, however it remains unclear if anyone sustained any injuries in the blast.

Oslo police spokesperson Mikael Dellemyr confirmed authorities were called to the American compound at about 1am local time, in the wake of a loud blast and heavy smoke near the consular building.

“The police are in a dialog with the embassy,” he said, adding that police will remain at the scene “for many hours” to come. Local students who drove past the scene described the area being engulfed in smoke immediately after the explosion.

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“There was a very thick layer of smoke on the street,” said Sebastian Toerstad, an 18-year-old school student who drove past the embassy at the time of the incident, as per CNN.

Norweigan publication NRK reports that police have combined the use of “dogs, drones and helicopters to find one or more potential perpetrators” in connection with the blast.

The embassy explosion comes in the wake of recent attacks on diplomatic buildings around the globe, with similiar attacks in Saudi Arabia. linked to the ongoing conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran.

Police urged the public to report any tips or unusual observations from the area between midnight and 2:00 am (2300 GMT and 0100 GMT).

The attack follows a series of “retaliatory strikes” by Tehran against American buildings in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.