3 brothers with Iraq links arrested for ‘terrorist bombing’ of US embassy in Norway

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Norwegian police arrested three brothers, Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin, on Wednesday in connection with a weekend explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo. The explosion caused minor damage but no injuries. Police are investigating the incident as a potential "terrorist bombing" and are exploring various motives, including the possibility of a government entity ordering the attack, given the target. Authorities believe one brother placed the bomb, while the other two were complicit. The brothers, in their 20s, were previously unknown to police. The investigation is ongoing to determine the specific roles each brother played in the incident.

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The brothers are Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin.

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The explosion caused minor damage but no injuries.

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Three brothers were arrested on suspicion of a “terrorist bombing” at the US embassy in Oslo.

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One of them is the person who placed the bomb outside the embassy and that the other two were complicit in the act.

quoteChristian Hatlo, police prosecutor

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One hypothesis is whether this is an order from a government entity.

quoteChristian Hatlo, police prosecutor

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Norwegian police said on Wednesday that three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a “terrorist bombing” over a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo that caused minor damage but no injuries.Police prosecutor Christian Hatlo told a press conference the brothers, who were Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin, had been arrested in Oslo around 3.30pm and that police were investigating the motive.“We are still working from several hypotheses. One of them is whether this is an order from a government entity,” Hatlo said.“This is quite natural given the target – the US embassy – and the security situation the world is in today,” he said.Hatlo said the investigation would seek to clarify exactly what roles the brothers, who were in their 20s and not previously known to police, had played.A handout photo released by police on Monday shows a suspect seen on surveillance footage following an explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, Norway. Photo: Oslo-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="41037" data-entity-type="organization">Oslo Police via Reuters“We believe that one of them is the person who placed the bomb outside the embassy and that the other two were complicit in the act,” Hatlo told reporters.

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