Tag: terror
Terror suspects grew up in Finnmark
Three young men who have been tied to Islamic extremism in the past three years all grew up in a small town in Norway's northernmost county...
Security tightens for the 17th of May
Norway's annual Constitution Day celebrations on the 17th of May are likely to unfold amidst special anti-terror measures this year. Higher threat levels are prompting top...
Terror threat up, teen in custody
A 17-year-old Russian citizen who came to Norway as a refugee remained in custody Monday after police confirmed that he had a homemade explosive device that...
Police re-arm after Stockholm attacks
UPDATED: Norway's state police began rearming themselves on Friday afternoon after Stockholm was hit by a terrorist attack that left at least four people dead and...
Bomb scare shut US Embassy site
Around 250 people working on the construction site of the new US Embassy in Oslo were evacuated Tuesday after a "suspicious item" was found in...
Police in Oslo disarmed again
It didn't last long: Just four days after being ordered to re-arm themselves, Oslo police received the opposite message over the weekend. As of...
Officials scramble after Brussels blasts
Officials at Norway's foreign ministry were scrambling Tuesday morning to track its delegations and Norwegian citizens in Brussels, following explosions at both the Belgian capital's international airport and...
Norwegian journalist injured in attack
A Norwegian journalist was reportedly the most seriously injured after masked men attacked a bus he was riding in that was bound for Chechnya late Wednesday...
PST expelled terror suspect
Norway's police intelligence unit PST has revealed that it expelled a suspected terrorist from Norway last year, believing the suspect intended to carry out an attack...
PST: ‘ISIL terror threat has declined’
Norway's police intelligence unit PST lowered the threat level for a terrorist attack by ISIL supporters in its latest evaluation of the country's security...
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