{"id":4038,"date":"2026-03-08T11:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4038"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:03:23","slug":"us-embassy-in-oslo-hit-by-explosion-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4038","title":{"rendered":"US embassy in Oslo hit by explosion, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US embassy in Oslo hit by explosion, police say\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-thumbnail-3.jpg?height=576&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Officers are continuing their search for the perpetrators<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A powerful explosion rocked the US Embassy in Oslo on Sunday morning, damaging its entrance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The explosion struck the embassy compound in the west of Norway&#8217;s capital at around 1 am local time (midnight in the UK).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, the blast \u2018shook the house\u2019 and created a \u2018cloud of smoke\u2019, per Metro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the Iranian regime has targeted multiple US diplomatic missions across the Gulf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, it remains unclear whether the blast in Oslo is linked to the US war with Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Norwegian police have said that the explosion caused minor damage and no injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Officers are continuing their search for the perpetrators and have found no other explosive devices in the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Sebastian Toerstad, a high school\u00a0student who drove past the embassy at the time of the incident, said: &#8220;There was a very thick layer of smoke \u200bon the street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;There was some damage to the entrance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Oslo police subsequently confirmed to public broadcaster NRK that the blast occurred at the entrance to the compound\u2019s consular section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Local Anna Gilbo told\u00a0CNN: &#8220;I was watching TV and heard a loud bang while the whole house shook. There was a search going on for a while after the explosion, which worried my friends and I, but it feels like the threat is over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Oslo Police said in a separate statement: &#8220;The police are in a dialogue with the embassy and there are no reports of any injured persons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#embassy #Oslo #hit #explosion #police<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers are continuing their search for the perpetrators A powerful explosion rocked the US Embassy in Oslo on Sunday morning, damaging its entrance. The explosion struck the embassy compound in the west of Norway&#8217;s capital at around 1 am local time (midnight in the UK). 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