Three brothers arrested after ‘terror bombing’ at US embassy in Oslo, Norway | EUROtoday

Three brothers have been arrested after a bomb went off on the U.S. embassy in Norway.

Investigators have branded the assault an act of terrorism.

The suspects, all of their 20s, are Norwegian residents with a household background from Iraq, Norwegian authorities have mentioned.

Damage was brought on to the Oslo venue’s consular part however brought on no accidents had been reported following the blast from an improvised explosive gadget (IED).

“They are suspected of a terror bombing,” Police Attorney Christian Hatlo informed reporters.

“We believe they detonated a powerful bomb at the U.S. embassy with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage,” Hatlo mentioned, including that not one of the suspects had to date been interrogated.

One of the boys was believed to have planted the bomb whereas the 2 others had been believed to have taken half within the plot, Hatlo mentioned.

The brothers, who weren’t named, had not beforehand been topic to police investigations, he added.

A lawyer representing one of many three males mentioned he had solely briefly met together with his consumer and that it was too early to say how the suspect would plead.

Lawyers representing the 2 others didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark when contacted by Reuters.

“Although it is early in the investigation, it is important that the police have achieved what they characterise as a breakthrough in the case,” Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen mentioned in a press release.

Images of one of many suspects launched by police on Monday confirmed a hooded individual, whose face was not seen, carrying darkish garments and carrying a bag or rucksack.

Investigators on Monday mentioned one speculation was that the incident was “an act of terrorism” linked to the conflict within the Middle East, however that different doable motives had been additionally being explored.

Police are actually investigating whether or not the bombing was finished on behalf of a international state, Hatlo mentioned, reiterating that they had been additionally trying into different doable motives.

Europe has been on alert for doable assaults because the U.S. and Israel conduct air strikes on Iran and Iran strikes Israel and U.S. targets within the Middle East.

On Monday, a synagogue within the Belgian metropolis of Liege was broken by a blast that authorities referred to as an antisemitic assault. It was not clear who was behind it.