Follow-up on the Norway Consulate Bombing: Three Iraqi-Origin Brothers Arrested

On Wednesday, March 11, Norwegian police announced that three Iraqi-origin brothers were arrested for suspected involvement in a "bomb terrorist attack" against the U.S. Embassy in Oslo.

The explosion that occurred over the weekend damaged the entrance to the consular area of the U.S. Embassy, causing minor property damage but no injuries.

The three Iraqi-origin Norwegians in their twenties were arrested in Oslo on Wednesday. One was suspected of planting the explosive device, while the other two were suspected of assisting in the crime. The police said further arrests cannot be ruled out.

This attack took place against the backdrop of tense Middle Eastern tensions. Iran's ambassador to Oslo, Ali Reza Jahanjir, denied on Tuesday that Iran was involved in the embassy explosion and told Norwegian media, "We are being blamed, which is unacceptable."

The police stated that although the three suspects had not been previously recorded by the security agencies, it cannot be ruled out that they are connected to a "criminal network." An annual threat assessment report released by Norway's Security Service (PST) last month indicated that Iran is considered one of the main threats to Norway, possibly relying on "agents," including "criminal networks."

The police believe that this bomb attack, called "powerful," may also have been motivated by the suspects' own motives.

On Monday, investigators released surveillance video stills showing one suspect wearing a cap, dressed entirely in black, and carrying a backpack. A video related to the location of the U.S. Embassy was uploaded to Google Maps around the time of the incident.

Norwegian media revealed that the video showed the late Iranian Supreme Leader, who was killed on the first day of the war, Ali Khamenei. The video uploader wrote in Persian, "God is great, we have won." The police have also opened an investigation into this matter.

Due to the U.S.-Israel joint attack on Iran on February 28, embassies of the United States in the Middle East have raised their security level to the highest, and several embassies had previously been attacked by Iran.

Source: rfi

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