[quote]Three people have been arrested in Norway on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks.
Unnamed Norwegian and US officials told the Associated Press that the men were members of al-Qaeda and had been under surveillance for a year.
They said it was not clear whether the men had selected a target, but they were attempting to make peroxide bombs.
The BBC's security correspondent says Norway may have been targeted because it has troops in Afghanistan.
"The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has today, July 8, 2010, arrested three people suspected of preparing acts of terror," the PST said in a statement on its website.
Prosecutors say the Norwegian case is linked to foiled bomb plots in New York and the English city of Manchester.
Twin plots
On Wednesday, US prosecutors charged five men in New York over a plot to bomb the underground system. The plot was foiled in September.
The New York plot also involved peroxide bombs, prosecutors said. One man, Najibullah Zazi, has already pleaded guilty.
"The charges reveal that the plot... was directed by senior al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan," the US Department of Justice said in a statement.
One of those charged in New York is Abid Naseer, 24, born in Pakistan and arrested in the north-east of England on Wednesday. The US is now seeking his extradition.
Mr Naseer was remanded in custody by a court in the UK on Wednesday night.
The former construction site worker is suspected of being the ringleader of a plot, thwarted in April 2009, to bomb targets in Manchester city centre
A bid to put him on trial in Britain was aborted last year and his deportation was blocked when a judge said Mr Naseer could face torture in Pakistan.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10145737.stm[/url]
Can't think of any puns. :sigh:
In b4 barely veiled racist tardstorm.
bomb defused
Counter terrorists win, ect ect
We don't have a :norway: emote, so :sweden: will have to do.
Damnit. I knew it would happen here too.
al-qaeda and their virgins
We were like.
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Why would anyone think fucking with Vikings was a good idea?
There was Norway they could make their plot work
Why is it only terrorism if brown people are involved?
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;23221851]There was Norway they could make their plot work[/QUOTE]
They were too Oslo to execute their plan in time
[QUOTE=Zeke129;23222745]They were too Oslo to execute their plan in time[/QUOTE]
Fishtastic's was better.
[QUOTE=The_Fly56556;23222805]Fishtastic's was better.[/QUOTE]
Trondheim gonna just stop trying then.
It looks like their plan blew up in their face.
Why would Al-Qaida members attack Norway?
Norway is pretty much the only country in the Western World that recognizes the Palestinian Government, isn't the whole point of Al-Qaida to break up the U.S. Israel relations because of the the Palestinian conflict?
What the shit man, Norway only has 500 guys over there.
What the fuck are they doing in Norway? We barely do shit in Afghanistan.
Norway? :wtc: Out of everywhere they choose Norway lolzzz thats a fail.
Maybe they were only first time suicide bombers?:smug:
Well, I must admit that Norway was the last place I'd expect to be targeted. Didn't see that coming
Norway is probably the best country to live in, so an act of terror would there would have a greater effect than something set in lets say Iraq.
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone;23229543]Well, I must admit that Norway was the last place I'd expect to be targeted. Didn't see that coming[/QUOTE]
They weren't actually targeting mainland Norway, but our oil rigs. Bastards wanted to take out our oil!
[QUOTE=brainmaster;23230240]They weren't actually targeting mainland Norway, but our oil rigs. Bastards wanted to take out our oil![/QUOTE]
Your rigs actually have functioning blowout preventers though.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;23230336]Your rigs actually have functioning blowout preventers though.[/QUOTE]
Hahaha, true!
[QUOTE=brainmaster;23230384]Hahaha, true![/QUOTE]
I heard that Canada and Norway are the only two countries that require a relief well to be pre-drilled on all deep sea rigs.
Any truth to this?
Do you know that terrorism nowadays are home bred?
Their targets was supposedly our oil rigs, the suspected terrorist (who also has back
problems) took oil drilling courses in order to sign up for a "job".
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