US EditionExplosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been deliberate attack, police say
The explosion caused minor damage and no injuries; police consider terrorism among multiple hypotheses linked to the Middle East crisis, Norwegian authorities said.
- On March 8, 2026, the U.S. embassy in Oslo was struck by an explosion at its consular entrance, causing minor damage and no injuries, police said, describing the incident as likely deliberate and linked to the Middle East crisis.
- Police sources say they have not identified suspects and are searching for perpetrators, Frode Larsen, head of the Oslo police investigation unit, said the terrorism hypothesis is being examined.
- Witnesses reported three bangs that shook the ground around 1 a.m. local time; Sebastian Toerstad, 18, said 'There was a very thick layer of smoke on the street' and 'There was some damage to the entrance'.
- The U.S. State Department said it was aware and is investigating, thanking Norwegian authorities, while Espen Barth Eide, Norway's Foreign Minister, called the act unacceptable and serious.
- Police said no additional devices were found as the embassy referred inquiries to the U.S. State Department, which had warned Americans to exercise increased caution abroad.
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