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- The broadcaster did not say who issued the warnings
- Norwegian embassy has also been evacuated in what is believed to be a related development
LONDON: Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV said on Thursday its office in Beirut had been evacuated after the building received several warnings.
The broadcaster did not say who issued the warnings.
In a related development, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that its embassy was also evacuated due to a potential bomb threat.
The ministry assured that all embassy staff were safe, stating in an email to Reuters: “Everyone at the embassy is safe and sound.”
The Associated Press reported that both the Norwegian embassy and Al Jazeera’s office share the same premises in Lebanon’s capital.
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