Russian arrested in Oslo on suspicion of terrorist act
On Sunday, April 9, a 17-year-old Russian was arrested in Oslo, the capital of Norway. This happened after Oslo police discovered and neutralized an explosive device of "primitive assembly" in the center of the city on Saturday night.
The Norwegian authorities have increased the level of the terrorist threat from "possible" to "probable".
According to the police, the detainee was known to them and had earlier expressed sympathy for the militants of the "Islamic State" organization.
Reuters writes that the young man has lived in Norway since 2010 and claimed refugee status.
It is unclear whether he acted alone or had accomplices. "It is likely that that attacks in France, Germany, Great Britain, Russia and Sweden can create a copycat effect in Norway with people with Islamic sympathies" said Benedicte Bjørnland, the head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), at a press conference.
The most terrible terrorist act in the history of Norway was committed in 2011 by Anders Breivik. He set up an explosive in the government quarter in Oslo and attacked a youth camp of the ruling Norwegian Workers' Party on the island of Utøya. As a result of his actions, 77 people were killed. The court sentenced Breivik to 21 years in prison; this is the maximum punishment provided for by local law.