U.S. Embassy in Montenegro attacked by suicide bomber

The U.S. Embassy in Montenegro was hit by a grenade-wielding suicide attacker early Thursday morning, causing the facility to tell Americans to stay away and avoid crowds.

The unknown man threw an explosive device at the building in Podgorica, before blowing himself up. Local witnesses heard two explosions around midnight.

The Montenegrin government’s official Twitter account said the attacker was a suicide bomber around 12:30 a.m. local time.