Two firebombs exploded in the courtyard of the American Consulate in East Jerusalem Wednesday evening, without causing injuries or damage.
The gasoline bombs reportedly hit the consulate building and then landed in the courtyard, where they burned themselves out.
The assault is believed connected to the U.S. State Department’s refusal to grant an entry visa to Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasir Arafat to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
No further details on the incident were immediately available.
The United States maintains consular offices in both West and East Jerusalem.
The West Jerusalem office houses administrative facilities. The East Jerusalem office for years has served as an unofficial mission to the West Bank, concentrating on Arab affairs.
The U.S. Embassy is located in Tel Aviv.
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