Archery attack in Norway: Treated as ‘terrorist act’

The “terrorist act” is treated by the Norwegian security service as an archery attack which cost the lives of five people in Norway while at the same time the level of threat in the country did not increase.

What happened last night, Wednesday night in Kongsberg, a city in southeastern Norway, “is what appears to be a terrorist act at this stage, but the investigation (…) will further clarify the motives,” PST said in a statement. issued.

The man who was arrested and who confessed to his actions, according to investigators, is a 37-year-old Dane who has embraced Islam and was previously suspected of radicalization, the Norwegian police had announced earlier today.

“He is known to the PST,” confirmed the Internal Security Service, which declined to comment further.

The level of alarm in the country remains “moderate”

The Norwegian service, as broadcast by the Athens News Agency, citing the country’s media, did not change the level of alert for the threat of attack in the country, which remained “moderate”.

«According to our analysis, what happened on Wednesday in Kongsberg does not change the threat situation at the national level“, He stated.

The suspected perpetrator of the attack, whose name has not been made public, will appear before a judge tomorrow, Friday, and will also undergo a psychiatric examination, as it became known by the authorities.

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