{"id":38212,"date":"2026-03-12T01:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/38212\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:07:08","slug":"three-norwegian-brothers-of-iraqi-descent-arrested-over-us-embassy-bombing-in-oslo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/38212\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Norwegian brothers of Iraqi descent arrested over US embassy bombing in Oslo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Norwegian brothers of Iraqi descent were arrested Wednesday for allegedly carrying out a \u201cterror bombing\u201d at the US embassy in Oslo over the weekend \u2014 as investigators probe whether it was done on behalf of a foreign state<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The three suspects, who have not yet been publicly identified, are accused of setting off an IED<\/a> that damaged the entrance to the embassy\u2019s consular section around 1 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Three Norwegian brothers of Iraqi origin were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly carrying out a bombing at the US embassy in Oslo over the weekend. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

Damage at the U.S. Embassy after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are suspected of a \u2060terror bombing,\u201d Police Attorney Christian Hatlo told reporters at a news conference.<\/p>\n

The three siblings, all in their 20\u2019s, are Norwegian citizens of Iraqi descent. Police had not previously investigated the trio. <\/p>\n

One of the brothers is believed to have planted the improvised explosive, while the other two were involved in plotting the attack, where nobody was injured, Hatlo added. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe they detonated a powerful bomb at the US \u200bembassy with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage,\u201d Hatlo said, adding that none of the \u200bsuspects had been interrogated yet.<\/p>\n

Authorities had released eerie images on Monday of one of the hooded suspects with his face hidden and carrying a backpack. <\/p>\n

Before the suspects were arrested, investigators had said that the bombing was possibly an \u201cact of terrorism\u201d linked to the escalating war in the Middle East after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s natural to see this in the context of\u00a0the current security situation<\/a>\u00a0and that this could be an attack deliberately targeting the US embassy,\u201d Frode Larsen, head of the Oslo police investigation unit, previously told reporters.<\/p>\n

Police earlier released a photo of one of the hooded bombing suspects. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

Forensic investigators work at the scene in connection with the arrest of three brothers after the explosion at the US embassy on Sunday, in Oslo, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. AP<\/p>\n

Hatlo added on Wednesday that cops are now probing whether the bombing was done on behalf of a foreign state, but are also investigating other possible motives. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough it is early in the investigation, it is important that the police have achieved what they characterise as a breakthrough in the case,\u201d Norway\u2019s Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen said in a statement to Reuters. <\/p>\n

US embassies across the Middle East have been placed on high alert as tensions continue to escalate following joint Israeli and American airstrikes on Iran.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three Norwegian brothers of Iraqi descent were arrested Wednesday for allegedly carrying out a \u201cterror bombing\u201d at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[85],"tags":[21839,4955,2271,157,156,2272,1161],"class_list":["post-38212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oslo","tag-arrests","tag-bombings","tag-iran","tag-norway","tag-oslo","tag-terrorism","tag-world-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116213530186274084","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}