However that is the question the US Embassy would not entertain when The Monitor asked them to confirm or deny allegations that the grenade found at the OP parking lot was actually detected by the US Embassy surveillance cameras and that it was in fact an employee of the US embassy who drove down there (to OP parking lot) to unearth the explosive device detected by their surveillance cameras last Wednesday morning. According to this version of the story, the embassy employee then reported the danger to the OP, who swiftly took remedial measures.
When asked to confirm the allegations on Friday the US Embassy was cagey and preferred to send The Monitor a brief 54 word statement reading: The US Embassy's security officials were notified of the discovery of the device by a Motswana, who reported that he had already alerted the Office of the President. The US Embassy is not involved in the investigation. We refer you to the Botswana Police Service for further information on the results of its investigation." They did not want to be drawn into further enquiries.
