Thursday, September 21, 2006

A quick news update.

Four men arrested for planning terror acts.

The American and Israeli embassy in Oslo are believed to have been the prime targets for the four individuals arrested in connection with the synagogue shooting in Oslo last week.

Police believe that the four men aged from 26 to 29 had made plans to attack the American embassy in Henrik Ibsens gate and the Israeli embassy in Parkveien, or alternatively neighbouring buildings and embassy staff in the near future.

Deny charges.

All the suspects deny the serious charges brought against them, according to sources VG has been in touch with. Due to the ongoing investigation and matters concerning national security, the court proceedings will not be open to the media.


Update.

For more extensive coverage of this event, go to Aftenposten.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1468526.ece

4 comments:

Esther said...

One of the people arrested was of Pakistani origin. Police refused to divulge the nationalities of the others.

"The four have different ethnic backgrounds," said police inspector Iver Stensrud, head of the Oslo police's section for organized crime. He did not rule out further arrests. (Aftenposten).

But they don't really have to, do they?

Catawba said...

What time zone do the time stamps on your postings refer to, please? US or European time?

Henrik said...

Aftenposten doesnt know what to call the would-be terrorists, so they use the whole spectrum of descriptions.....as long as they can refrain from calling them moslems, of course:

"The four charged are a 29-year-old of Pakistani origin, another Norwegian-Pakistani (28), a Norwegian of foreign origin (28) and a Norwegian (26)".

Henrik

Ron said...

From LGF:

Your old home's now Pakistani
So you better watch your fanny
Everywhere you go
oh-oh-oh
Off we're gonna shuffle
Shuffle off the old Oslo!

The assimilated daddies
Raised up kids who are jihadi
'Midst the ice and snow
oh-oh-oh
Off we're gonna shuffle
Shuffle off the old Oslo!

Once upon a time old Norway
Was the Land of Midnight Sun
Now the crescent moon of Islam
Shines down on most everyone.

Maybe if you pay the jizya
Then the gangsters will not quiz ya
As the rape count grows
oh-oh-oh
Off we're gonna shuffle
Shuffle off the old Oslo!