1 of 3 | Large police resources are in place at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, Norway, Sunday, after an explosion was reported at the site. No injuries were reported. Photo by Javad Parsa/EPA
Norwegian police are investigating whether an early morning explosion that caused minor damage to the U.S. embassy in Oslo was linked to terrorism.
Oslo police said the explosion occurred about 1 a.m. local time at the embassy’s public entrance, causing minor damage but no injuries.
Police said they are working closely with the embassy to determine the cause of the explosion, and who was behind it.
Frode Larsen, head of the joint investigation and intelligence unit, told a news conference it is “natural to view this in the context of the current security situation, and that it is a targeted attack against the American embassy. But we have not locked ourselves into just that one hypothesis.”
Larsen said police are investigating whether the blast was linked to terrorism, but other possibilities are also being probed.
Police conducted a search of the surrounding area, but did not locate any further explosive devices.
