Almost exactly a year ago, three foreign-born Norwegian residents suspected of being affiliated with Al Qaeda were arrested on suspicion of plotting an attack.
Last week, Mullah Krekar, an Iraqi-born cleric who lives in Norway, was charged with terrorism after allegedly threatening politicians with death if Norwegian authorities deport him. Krekar is the founder of the militant Kurdish Islamist group Ansar Al Islam.
In 2003, an audiotape by Ayman Zawahiri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as leader of Al Qaeda after his death in May, urged militants to attack the U.S., Britain, Australia and Norway.
Many Norwegians were puzzled at the inclusion of their country on the list; explanations centered on Norway's participation in the war in Afghanistan.
7 killed in youth camp shooting. Rumor is most of them children.
Sad sad day.
i took the tram one my way home threw downtown oslo just 30min before the explosion.
rumour is they were after our prime minister and head of the norwegian labour party jens stoltenberg, makes sence since he was supposed to read a speech at that youthcamp today; which is in fact the AUFcamp ore the young labour partys youthcamp
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