The US embassy was not available to comment following a blast near the premises in Kiev
Kiev, Ukraine:
An overnight blast hit the premises of the US embassy in Kiev but there were no casualties, the Ukrainian police said on Thursday.
The blast hit the mission located in central Kiev shortly after midnight, a statement said.
"Investigators found that an unknown person threw an explosive device on the territory of the diplomatic mission," it said.
The US embassy was not immediately contactable for comment.
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The blast hit the mission located in central Kiev shortly after midnight, a statement said.
"Investigators found that an unknown person threw an explosive device on the territory of the diplomatic mission," it said.
The US embassy was not immediately contactable for comment.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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