A large explosion was reported outside the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway.
A large police presence was seen descending on the embassy at around 1am Sunday local time.
The explosion caused ‘minor injuries’ and damage to the consular entrance of the embassy, Oslo Police Chief Michael Dellemyr told NKR
The source of the explosion or who was responsible is unclear, police said.
Smoke was seen rising from the area around the embassy compound, eyewitnesses told Norwegian outlet Verdens Gang.
The incident unfolded shortly after the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was also attacked with rockets, as the US-Israeli campaign against Iran continues to escalate.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani indicated the attack was launched by a rebel group, saying that he ordered his security forces to find the perpetrators of the ‘terrorist act of launching projectiles toward the US embassy.’
‘The perpetrators of these attacks are committing an offence against Iraq, its sovereignty, and its security. These rogue groups that operate outside the framework of the law in no way represent the will of the Iraqi people,’ the Prime Minister said.
A large explosion was reported outside the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway, around 1am Sunday local time. A police officer at the scene is pictured