{"id":14742,"date":"2026-03-11T22:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14742"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:59:05","slug":"three-brothers-arrested-in-norway-over-bomb-attack-on-us-embassy-in-oslo-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=14742","title":{"rendered":"Three brothers arrested in Norway over bomb attack on US embassy in Oslo | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Three Norwegian citizens with Iraqi heritage arrested as investigators probe possible foreign state involvement.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span 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previously come to police attention.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe one brother planted the bomb, while the other two played supporting roles in the plot. None had been questioned by the time of Wednesday\u2019s news conference.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4390143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4390143\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4390143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/reuters_69b1be1a-1773256218.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Police vehicles park outside the U.S. Embassy, after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. NTB\/Fredrik Varfjell\/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4390143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police vehicles park outside the US Embassy, after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026 [Fredrik Varfjell\/NTB via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The blast struck in the early hours of Sunday morning, at the entrance to the embassy\u2019s consular section in western Oslo.<\/p>\n<p>A US official, speaking to The Associated Press news agency on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the investigation, said the device had been concealed inside a backpack.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses described the street filling with thick smoke following the explosion. There were no casualties. Police are examining whether the attack was carried out on behalf of a foreign government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still working from several hypotheses,\u201d Hatlo said. \u201cOne of them is whether this is an order from a government entity; this is quite natural, given the target and the security situation the world is in today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A video uploaded to the embassy\u2019s Google Maps page around the time of the blast, which was since removed, appeared to show Iran\u2019s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>According to Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, the person who posted it wrote in Farsi: \u201cGod is great. We are victorious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police have opened a separate investigation into the video.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"singled-out\">\u2018Singled out\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Alireza Jahangiri, Iran\u2019s ambassador to Norway, on Tuesday denied any involvement, saying in an interview with Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang that it was \u201cunacceptable\u201d that Iran was \u201csingled out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Norway\u2019s Justice Minister Astri Aas-Hansen welcomed the arrests, describing them as a breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s security service PST had warned as recently as last month that Iran, which it considers one of the principal threats to Norway, could use criminal networks as proxy actors to carry out operations on its behalf.<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes as European nations remain on heightened alert following a series of incidents tied to escalating conflict in the Middle East, where US and Israeli forces have been conducting air strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Norwegian citizens with Iraqi heritage arrested as investigators probe possible foreign state involvement. 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