Tag: terrorism
Peace conference draws thousands
As many as 4,000 people are expected to attend a peace conference in Oslo this weekend sponsored by Islam Net, Norway's largest muslim organization...
Bombing makes Norway a terror goal
Norway's participation in the bombing of Libyan targets likely will make the country a terrorist target itself if dictator Moammar Gadhafi continues as Libya's...
Norway’s F16s bomb Libyan targets
UPDATED: Norwegian fighter jets bombed new targets in Libya during the weekend, as they took part in additional rounds of armed assaults that started...
Terror threat now ‘more serious’
Islamic fundamentalists, right-wing extremists and foreign spies pose the greatest threats to Norway's safety in 2011, the state police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste)...
Government ‘passive’ on Krekar
Mullah Krekar, arguably Norway's least popular refugee, likely won't be sent out of the country any time soon. Documents made available by WikiLeaks indicate...
Hand grenade closed Gardermoen
Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen was forced to close temporarily Wednesday morning, after screening equipment spotted a hand grenade in a passenger's suitcase.
The grenade...
Anti-terrorism efforts ‘inadequate’
Norwegian police are failing to confront extremists and lack the resources necessary to mount more effective anti-terrorism efforts, according to critics at the US...
Norway willing to discuss taking prisoners from Guantanamo
Among all the confidential documents pouring out of WikiLeaks is the account of a meeting Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had with new...
Stockholm blast sparks ‘disgust’
Norwegian Justice Minister Knut Storberget said the government was reacting "med avsky" (with disgust) to the suicide bombing in Stockholm over the weekend. He...
Stoltenberg’s Twitter jeopardy
Security specialists are criticizing Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg for making himself an easy target for terrorists. Last April Stoltenberg "Twittered" his way through Europe...
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