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Bomb-search near American Embassy
in Oslo NOW
Area around embassy and Royal Park evacuated
US Embassy in Oslo
No danger
US Embassy had forgotten reove practise bomb from underneath car, which resulted in bomb search and evacuation near US Embassy and Royal Palace Tuesday at lunch
(oops, sorry about that)
edit
US Embassy had forgotten to remove practise bomb from underneath car, which resulted in bomb search and evacuation near US Embassy and Royal Palace Tuesday at lunch
The so called Swedish gang rapists are expelled from Turkey
Barry White says
"Excuse us!"
Barry White, the US Ambassador to Norway, personally gave his excuses to the Oslo police after this practise bomb had been left underneath a car causing some embarassment due to immediate measures taken to avoid a possible diaster in the heart of Oslo around lunch Tuesday, one year after the fatal 22 July 2011.
In the evening, The Embassy was still awaiting a formal statement from Washington, while on twitter the following was to be seen.
«We're safe and sound! Appreciate the quick and professional response by Norwegian emergency personnel to the situation earlier today.»
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