Suicide Bomber Attacks US Embassy In Montenegro

US embassy in Montenegro attacked by suicide bomber

An attacker threw an explosive device at the U.S. embassy in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica early Thursday and then killed himself with another bomb, the Montenegrin government said.

Both devices were probably hand grenades, the first thrown into the embassy yard and the second, which killed the attacker, in the street outside, it said on Twitter.

The blasts occurred at 1:30 a.m. local time. Police were investigating.

An embassy spokesman, Jeff Adler, told the Vijesti news web site that it was checking the security status of its staff and cooperating with police to identify the attacker.

The embassy also posted an alert on its web site advising U.S. citizens of “an active security situation” and to avoid the embassy until further notice and “employ security practices.”