Suicide bomber attacks US embassy in Montenegro
Police investigation and identification of assailant are under wayBELGRADE: An unknown attacker threw an explosive device, probably a hand grenade, at the US embassy in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, before killing himself with another bomb, local police confirmed on Thursday. “Immediately before the suicide, the person threw an explosive device into the compound of the embassy from an intersection near the sports center in Podgorica,” the Montenegrin government quoted the police on its Twitter account. Homeless ‘hero’ jailed for stealing from British bomb victimsIt added that the explosive device was most likely a hand grenade. “At this time, Embassy officials are working closely with police to identify the assailant(s),” Nauert added in a second tweet. Last May, Montenegro joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), causing large protests by the pro-Russian opposition and anti-NATO demonstrators.
Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2018 08:49 UTC
