Suicide bomber throws explosive device at US embassy in Montenegro
The Montenegrin government announced that an unknown person threw an explosive device into the US Embassy compound in Podgorica and then committed suicide, a cabinet statement said.
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| Police cordoned off the scene of the explosion. |
"At 00:30 in front of the US Embassy building in Podgorica, Montenegro, an unknown person committed suicide," the government's official Twitter account announced.
"Immediately before, this person threw an explosive device from an intersection near the sports center towards the US embassy compound," the statement said.
Montenegrin authorities stressed that "most likely, the explosive device was a hand grenade." Security is investigating the incident.Earlier, it was reported that the US Embassy in Montenegro advised US citizens to avoid the Podgorica building area due to the "active" security threat. The US diplomatic mission also recommended monitoring information on media, avoiding large gatherings and protests, and following the instructions of local authorities./.
