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Norwegian police to carry arms after threats against Muslims
OSLO, Norway, Apr 7 — Norwegian police said today that on-duty officers would be armed following threats made against the Muslim community. Police in Norway, like in other Scandinavian countries, do not generally carry arms. But a statement said the police director general “has decided to arm police on a national level from today.” “The context is that of threats made against the Muslim religious community and the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr…
Norway's police leadership decided on Saturday to allow police officers to carry weapons until new orders due to threats from the Muslim community.
During Saturday afternoon, the entire Norwegian police force armed itself. This is done after an online threat against several mosques. — We are working to investigate the threats, writes pol
All Norwegian police officers will be armed as early as Saturday, in a context of threats to the Muslim community, just before Eid, the authorities say.
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