MOSCOW, February 22 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. The Government of Montenegro reported that an unknown person threw an explosive device towards the complex of the US Embassy in Podgorica, and then committed suicide, the cabinet said.

"At 00.30 in front of the building of the American Embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro, an unknown person committed suicide," the official twitter account of the government reported.

"Immediately before this, this man threw an explosive device from the intersection near the sports center toward the complex of the American embassy," the report says.

The authorities of Montenegro emphasize that "most likely, the explosive device was a hand grenade." The police are investigating the incident.

Earlier it was reported that the US Embassy in Montenegro recommends American citizens to bypass the district where the building is located in Podgorica due to an "active" security threat. The American diplomatic mission also recommended monitoring media reports, avoiding mass gatherings and demonstrations, and following instructions from local authorities.

According to the British tabloid Daily Express, which refers to unnamed American officials, the unknown threw several grenades toward the embassy. According to an eyewitness, he "threw grenades at the embassy, ​​one exploded, after which he killed himself." According to the publication, the whole embassy employs 34 US citizens and 134 local residents.

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