No injuries after explosion reported near U.S. Embassy in Norway, local police say

Norwegian constabulary reported connected Sunday an detonation adjacent the U.S. Embassy successful the superior Oslo, but said determination were nary casualties.

The detonation occurred astir 1 a.m. section time, Oslo constabulary said successful a statement, adding they had nary accusation astir the blast's origin oregon who was down it.

"A large bang/explosion was reported astatine the scene," Oslo constabulary said. 

The constabulary said it was successful interaction with the embassy astir the incidental and that a ample fig of resources were connected site.

"The constabulary are successful dialog with the embassy and nary injuries person been reported," constabulary added. 

CBS News has reached retired to the State Department for comment.

U.S. embassies person been placed connected precocious alert successful the Middle East implicit U.S. subject operations successful Iran, and respective person faced attacks arsenic Tehran hits backmost astatine concern and diplomatic targets.

But constabulary gave nary denotation the incidental adjacent the embassy successful Oslo was connected to the conflict.

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