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A grenade was thrown at the Norwegian ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv, causing no injuries. Israeli police are investigating the incident.
OSLO (Reuters) -A grenade was thrown at the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel on Thursday evening in Tel Aviv, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said, causing no injury.
"I spoke a short time ago with the Norwegian ambassador to Israel, Per Egil Selvaag, in whose yard a grenade was thrown this evening," Saar said on X.
"I strongly condemn this serious and dangerous crime," he added. The Israeli Foreign Ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
In Oslo, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said an explosion occurred at the residence. "No staff with the embassy was injured during the incident," it said in an emailed statement, which did not say what caused the explosion.
Israeli police said in a statement "light property damage was sustained" and that it had opened an investigation.
(Reporting by Gwladys Fouché, Howard Goller and Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Rod Nickel)
A grenade was thrown at the residence of the Norwegian ambassador to Israel in Tel Aviv, causing no injuries.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar strongly condemned the attack, calling it a serious and dangerous crime.
No staff members at the embassy were injured during the grenade attack, according to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Israeli police stated that light property damage was sustained and that they have opened an investigation into the incident.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry confirmed that an explosion occurred at the ambassador's residence but did not provide further details.
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