Norway’s embassy in Lebanon’s capital Beirut has been evacuated on Thursday following a bomb threat, the Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs said.
“We can confirm that the building where the Norwegian embassy in Beirut is located has received a bomb threat today,” the Norwegian ministry said in an emailed statement.
“Only a few Norwegian diplomats are now in Beirut, and everyone at the embassy is safe and sound,” it added.
A Lebanese security source told AFP: “The building administration received three phone calls claiming to be from Israel, repeating an order to evacuate the building.
“As the calls were via an app, it was not possible to determine their source or seriousness” so the building containing dozens of offices and firms “was evacuated”.