Norwegian authorities are conducting an intensive investigation following a nighttime explosion outside the United States Embassy in Oslo. Although no one was injured in the incident, the force of the blast damaged the entrance to the diplomatic mission and shook nearby buildings. Police are not ruling out a terrorist motive, analyzing CCTV footage and a puzzling online incident where a video featuring Iran's Supreme Leader appeared at the embassy's location on Google Maps.
Explosion in central Oslo
The explosion occurred at night outside the entrance to the US Embassy; witnesses heard three bangs, and the building shook.
No casualties or injuries
Official statements confirm that no one was harmed, with only material damage reported at one of the entrances.
Suspect in photographs
Police have published an image of a man suspected of causing the explosion and are appealing for help in identifying him.
Possible Iranian lead
Investigators are examining links to Iran after a video with Ali Khamenei appeared pinned to the embassy's online location.
A serious security incident occurred in the capital of Norway, putting anti-terrorist units on high alert. An explosion took place outside the United States Embassy in Oslo, with a force felt within a radius of several hundred meters. The incident happened during the night, which likely prevented human casualties. Emergency services, which immediately secured the area around the diplomatic mission, confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the explosion, but structural damage to one of the building's entrances was reported.
Witnesses to the event describe the moment of the attack as a series of violent tremors. „Cały budynek się trząsł. Słyszeliśmy trzy huki, jeden po drugim, a potem nastała cisza, którą przerwały syreny policji.” (The whole building shook. We heard three bangs, one after the other, and then there was silence, broken by police sirens.) — Witness to the event These accounts correlate with material evidence secured by investigators. Oslo police, not ruling out a terrorist motive, decided to take the unprecedented step of publishing an image of a suspect man recorded by surveillance cameras. Officers are currently analyzing fragments of the explosive device to precisely determine its type and destructive power.
number of explosions heard by witnesses during the nightSequence of events in Oslo The investigation has taken on an international dimension due to unusual activity in the digital space. Almost simultaneously with the physical attack, a video depicting Iran's Supreme Leader appeared on Google Maps at the geographical pin for the US Embassy. Ali Chamenei visible in the video, accompanied by religious slogans, has become a key element of the analysis conducted by Norwegian special services. Police are checking whether this material was an intentional signal sent by the perpetrators.
Relations between the United States and Iran have been tense for decades, and US diplomatic missions worldwide are often targets of attacks. Norway, as a NATO member, has rarely hosted this type of incident on its territory. Currently, the area around the embassy remains cordoned off by police, and security for government buildings in the capital has been strengthened. Officers are appealing to residents for any information that could help apprehend the perpetrator, emphasizing that this was a targeted attack aimed at the American diplomatic presence in Norway.
Effects of the explosion
Mentioned People
- Ali Chamenei — Supreme Leader of Iran, whose image appeared online in the context of the attack