MOSCOW — Police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev said on Thursday someone has hurled an explosive device onto the grounds of the U.S. embassy.

Police said in a statement no one was injured when the device detonated on the embassy's lawn in the late hours on Wednesday. The U.S. embassy's compound on the western outskirts of Kiev is surrounded by a high fence, making it difficult for a passer-by to hurl something there.

Police did not identify the explosive device but said they were treating the incident as an act of terrorism.

In a subsequent statement, the embassy confirmed the incident involving a "small incendiary device," and added that it does not consider it a terrorist act.

Sign up for BREAKING NEWS Emails privacy policy Thanks for subscribing!</s>MOSCOW (AP) — Police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev say someone has hurled an explosive device onto the grounds of the U.S. embassy.

Police said in a statement on Thursday no one was injured when the device detonated on the embassy’s lawn in the late hours on Wednesday. The U.S. embassy’s compound on the western outskirts of Kiev is surrounded by a high fence, making it difficult for a passer-by to hurl something there.

Police did not identify the explosive device but said they were treating the incident as an act of terrorism.</s>An explosive device has been thrown into the grounds of the US embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Police said that no one was injured when the device detonated on the embassy's lawn in the late hours of Wednesday.

The US embassy's compound on the western outskirts of Kiev is surrounded by a high fence, making it difficult for a passer-by to throw something over it.

Police did not identify the explosive device but said they were treating the incident as an act of terrorism.</s>An explosive device has been thrown into the grounds of the US embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Police said that no one was injured when the device detonated on the embassy’s lawn in the late hours of Wednesday.

The US embassy’s compound on the western outskirts of Kiev is surrounded by a high fence, making it difficult for a passer-by to throw something over it.

Police did not identify the explosive device but said they were treating the incident as an act of terrorism.

In a subsequent statement, the embassy confirmed the incident involving a “small incendiary device”, and added that it does not consider it a terrorist act.</s>Police say explosive device thrown into U.S. embassy compound in Kiev

Kiev – The police said a device exploded in the U.S. embassy compound in Ukraine’s capital Kiev in the early hours of Thursday.

The police said that no one was injured in the attack.

Authorities added that an attacker threw the device over the embassy’s fence just after midnight.

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Also, Like us on facebook</s>KIEV: A device exploded in the U.S. embassy compound in Ukraine's capital Kiev in the early hours of Thursday, injuring no one, police said.

An attacker threw the device over the embassy's fence just after midnight, police added, calling it a terrorist act.</s>A blast hit the premises of the United States embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kiev in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Kiev police said . No casualties have been reported so far. The incident happened at around 12.05 am when an unknown assailant threw an explosive device into the US embassy.

“Investigators found that an unknown person threw an explosive device on the territory of the diplomatic mission,” the Ukrainian police said.

The whole area was immediately cordoned off and a rapid response unit was dispatched to the embassy premises.

Police said they are treating the incident as a suspected terror attack.

“The explosion on the territory of the US embassy in Kiev is treated as an act of terrorism,” a spokesperson for Kiev’s police, Oksana Blischik, wrote on her Facebook page.</s>An attacker threw the device over the embassy’s fence just after midnight. Photo: Bloomberg

Kiev: A device exploded in the U.S. embassy compound in Ukraine’s capital Kiev in the early hours of Thursday, injuring no one, police said.

An attacker threw the device over the embassy’s fence just after midnight, police added, calling it a terrorist act. Reuters</s>Fortunately, no one was injured.

An attacker threw an explosive device over the fence of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev that detonated in the early hours on Thursday, Reuters reported.

There were no injuries, according to the report. Authorities called the incident a terrorist act.

Authorities in Kiev said in a statement that the incident occurred at 12:05 a.m. local time, and occurred at the U.S. Embassy compound in the Shevchenko district.</s>An attacker threw an explosive inside the United States embassy compound in Ukraine’s Kieve late on Wednesday night, Reuters reported. No casualties were reported.

“Investigators found that an unknown person threw an unidentified explosive device on the territory of the diplomatic mission,” Russian news agency Tass quoted the local police as saying. “Investigators are working on the scene.”
An explosive device is hurled at the United States embassy in Kiev.