Police in Oslo probe suspicious item near U.S. Embassy | CNN

Police in Oslo probe suspicious item near U.S. Embassy

the CNN Wire Staff

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Updated 7:58 AM EDT, Tue July 31, 2012

The U.S. Embassy in Norway is in Oslo

The item was found under a parked car

CNN —

Police in Oslo, Norway, evacuated the area around the U.S. Embassy after a suspicious item was noticed, police said Tuesday.

Authorities received a call from the embassy in the morning that the item was found under a parked car, said Bjorn Jorgensen, a police spokesman.

The area has been cordoned off as police investigate.

CNN’s Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.