Belarus says diplomat hurt in London embassy attack

Belarus says one of its diplomats has been injured following an attack on its embassy in London, amid international backlash over a migrant crisis the West blames on the ex-Soviet country.

The Belarusian foreign ministry says in a statement that its embassy in London had been attacked by suspects it suggested belonged to a “radical immigrant group.”

They damaged the facade of the building and “physically attacked” diplomats who arrived at the scene, says the statement.

One of the diplomats was taken to hospital with a broken nose, a mild concussion and a missing tooth, the ministry says.

The Metropolitan Police confirm that a Belarusian embassy staffer reported having been “assaulted and was left with a facial injury.”

It says one man had been arrested nearby and detained, and that their investigation is continuing.