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US Embassy 'Under Attack' by grenade throwing assailant in Montenegro
2018-02-22
[Express] The US Embassy in the Montenegro capital of Podgorica has been blasted with a grenade by an unnamed attacker who then blew himself up with a second device, American officials have confirmed.

The attack happened just before midnight last night. The embassy was closed at the time of the incident.

The government of Montenegro confirmed an unknown assailant threw the grenade into the embassy compound and then blew himself up with another explosive device.

There are no reported deaths except of the attacker.
Nice effort, bad finish. I give him a 3.0
The New York Times reported that a witness saw the man throw the object over the wall at around midnight.

Steve Goldstein, the US State Department's Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, has said the motive of the attack is unknown or whether it was a deliberate suicide attack.

However, one source at the scene has described how one of the grenades the attacker attempted to throw at the Embassy exploded while still attached to his belt, killing him in the process.
Darwin 1 - Attacker 0
Update from the Telegraph at 9:45a.m. ET:
Citing police sources, the Montenegrin press identified the suspected attacker as Dalibor Jaukovic, a 43-year-old Podgorica resident and a former soldier. Jaukovic’s Facebook profile revealed that in 1999 he was decorated by Slobodan Milosevic for “outstanding dedication to his duties in the defence and security of the homeland” during the Nato bombing of Serbia.
Posted by:Frank G

#5  Kind of like this

Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2018-02-22 11:10  

#4  They get bullets now - but the State Department protocol dictates they use harsh language first and then escalate to summoning a GySgt to give the enemy a menacing stare. After that, they are allowed to fire.

Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2018-02-22 11:10  

#3  the Marines didn't even get to shoot him

They're issued bullets now?
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-02-22 09:39  

#2  And the Marines didn't even get to shoot him.... sad.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-02-22 08:55  

#1  The throwing department failed to keep up with the pin pullers. An obvious failure of automation.

Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-22 08:21  

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