PODGORICA, Montenegro -- The man who hurled a bomb into the U.S. embassy compound in Podgorica, Montenegro's capital, and then killed himself, was an ex-soldier decorated by former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic after NATO's bombing of Serbia and Montenegro in 1999, a police official said Thursday. The attack happened just before midnight on Wednesday, with people in the area hearing two explosions. Earlier, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Twitter that there was a "small explosion" near the U.S. Embassy compound at around midnight and the embassy was seeking to confirm the safety of all its staff. “Following our internal review, Embassy Podgorica confirms all Mission personnel are safe and accounted for following the incident early this morning,” it said.
Montenegrin police identify the perpetrator of a grenade attack on the U.S. embassy in Podgorica which occurred yesterday. According to authorities, he was a veteran of the Armed Forces of Yugoslavia.