Molotov Cocktail Incident Outside Israeli Embassy in Bucharest

A 34-year-old foreign citizen was detained in Bucharest after throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Israeli embassy. No damage or casualties occurred. The suspect, apparently of Syrian origin, threatened self-immolation but was apprehended by anti-terrorism officers. Motives were personal, not linked to Gaza conflict.

A foreign citizen was detained in Romania's capital Bucharest on Monday after throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Israeli embassy, causing no damage or casualties, police said.

The Romanian Intelligence Service said its anti-terrorism officers caught the 34-year-old suspect, who allegedly also threatened he will set himself on fire, and handed him over to police. Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed the arrest of the suspect "apparently of Syrian origin". He had pulled out, lit and thrown the petrol bomb while undergoing a security inspection, it said.

Police spokesman Georgian Dragan told local television station Digi24 that the suspect's motives were personal and not motivated by Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.