Tag: crime

Police crack the case of a serial rapist

Family, friends and business associates in Oppland County were in shock this week after a Norwegian man in his 40s was charged with a series of...

‘Ashamed’ skier sentenced to jail

Norway's champion skier Petter Northug was ordered to spend 50 days in jail and fined NOK 185,000 after he confessed in court on Thursday to...

Extremist acquitted of inciting terror

Young Norwegian Islamic extremist Ubaydullah Hussain has claimed he only recognizes the law of Allah, but he was nonetheless pleased that a court in Oslo acquitted...

Police bust drug ring involving children

Police in Oslo arrested and charged 18 people on Tuesday in connection with drug dealing in residential areas. Police said those charged had "cynically...

Kato Air hijacker deported

An Algerian refugee who attacked the pilot of a commuter airline in Northern Norway 10 years ago was deported over the weekend, after serving...

Prosecutor wants extremist jailed

A state prosecutor asked an Oslo court to sentence Islamic extremist Ubaydullah Hussain to at least 10 months in jail for inciting terror by "glorifying"...

Ex-cop appeals jail term in woman’s death

A court in Telemark County sentenced a former police officer to three years in prison on Monday, for leaving a woman in a "helpless...

Ex-embassy guard jailed in tax case

The first of 18 tax evasion cases filed against local Norwegian employees of the US Embassy in Oslo has resulted in a 36-day jail term. A former security guard...

Tromsø murder suspect in custody

Police in Tromsø have arrested a man and charged him with the murder of another man found dead in his home on Tuesday. On...

Halden was home to suicide bomber

A middle-aged man from Somalia who came to Norway with his family in 2005 has emerged as the country's first suicide bomber. Burhan Ahmed...
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