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'Loud bang,' damage reported at US Embassy in Norway; police investigating

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Senior foreign policy correspondent Gillian Turner reports on U.S. evacuation efforts from the Middle East as flights are underway from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain following drone strikes. Norwegian police are investigating an apparent explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo that caused no injuries and only minor damage. Amid the war on Iran, Norwegian Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen is deploying "considerable resources" to search for potential multiple perpetrators. "This is an unacceptable incident that we are taking very seriously," she told Norwegian press agency NTB. A "loud bang" was reported at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo at 1 a.m. Sunday local time (Saturday 7 p.m. ET), according to police, and eyewitnesses told Reuters that they saw thick smoke by the entrance of the consular section. IRAN PROXIES WAGE WAR ON ISRAEL, THREATEN US INTER

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Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo

Three brothers have been arrested in Norway linked to an explosion outside the US embassy in the capital, Oslo, on Sunday. The authorities believe the blast was caused by an improvised device that was placed at the building's entrance. It…

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Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo

Three brothers have been arrested in Norway linked to an explosion outside the US embassy in the capital, Oslo, on Sunday. The authorities believe the blast was caused by an improvised device that was placed at the…

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Three Norwegian brothers arrested over US embassy blast in Oslo

Trio held on suspicion of ‘terrorist bombing’ that caused minor damage but no injuries Three Norwegian brothers have been arrested on suspicion of a “terrorist bombing” at the US embassy in Oslo that caused minor damage…

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Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been terrorism, Norway police say

An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway's police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday -…

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'Loud bang,' damage reported at US Embassy in Norway; police investigating

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Three brothers have been arrested in Norway linked to an explosion outside the US embassy in the capital, Oslo, on Sunday. The authorities believe the blast was caused by an improvised device that was placed at the building's entrance. It…

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Trio held on suspicion of ‘terrorist bombing’ that caused minor damage but no injuries Three Norwegian brothers have been arrested on suspicion of a “terrorist bombing” at the US embassy in Oslo that caused minor damage at the weekend but…

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An overnight explosion at the US embassy in Oslo may have been an act of terrorism, Norway's police have said. The embassy in the Norwegian capital sustained minor damage after the blast in the early hours of Sunday - but no-one was…

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