An attacker threw a petrol bomb at the US embassy in Cyprus today, but no damage was caused.
"The suspect threw the petrol bomb at a wall of the embassy from a distance. He was arrested and is being questioned," a police spokesman said after the incident in the capital Nicosia.
An embassy spokesman said no staff were injured.
Media reports said the suspect was a Greek Cypriot aged around 25.
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Anti-war sentiment is running high in Cyprus, but today's incident is a rare occurrence.Yesterday, dozens of anti-war demonstrators sealed off a British airbase on the southern coast of the island and pelted its entrance with stones and eggs.
The facility is part of the supply chain for British and US troops attacking Iraq.