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| Explosion at US embassy in Montenegro | Explosion at US embassy in Montenegro |
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| There has been an explosion at the US embassy in Montenegro, officials say. | There has been an explosion at the US embassy in Montenegro, officials say. |
| An attacker threw an explosive device into the compound in the capital Podgorica at around midnight (23:00 GMT), before killing himself, the government announced. | |
| Local media have named a Serbian-born local resident as a suspect, but this is unconfirmed by authorities. | |
| The government said the device thrown was likely a hand grenade. No other injuries have been reported. | |
| The US embassy said all staff were safe following the incident. No-one has said what the motive could be. | The US embassy said all staff were safe following the incident. No-one has said what the motive could be. |
| The BBC's correspondent Guy Delauney says many people in the Balkans still have weapons like the hand grenade said to have been used in the attack - a legacy of the wars in the 1990s. | The BBC's correspondent Guy Delauney says many people in the Balkans still have weapons like the hand grenade said to have been used in the attack - a legacy of the wars in the 1990s. |
| The embassy and surrounding streets remain closed. But people working nearby say the police presence is small and the overall atmosphere in the city is calm. | The embassy and surrounding streets remain closed. But people working nearby say the police presence is small and the overall atmosphere in the city is calm. |
| More on Montenegro | More on Montenegro |
| Montenegro, home to about 630,000 people, became independent in 2006 - one of several new countries formed after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia. | Montenegro, home to about 630,000 people, became independent in 2006 - one of several new countries formed after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia. |