There has been an explosion at the US embassy in Montenegro, officials say.
An unidentified attacker threw an explosive device into the compound in the capital Podgorica at around midnight (23:00 GMT), before killing himself, the government announced.
It 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.
Following our internal review, ????????Embassy Podgorica confirms all Mission personnel are safe and accounted for following the incident early this morning. Thank you all for sending us your support and kind thoughts. #Podgorica #Montenegro pic.twitter.com/yx3KwCqXuO
— US Embassy Podgorica (@USEmbassyMNE) February 22, 2018
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.
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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.
Montenegro, home to about 630,000 people, became independent in 2006 – one of several new countries formed after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia.
