The police do not know who will attend the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony

Roughly two weeks before the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Oslo, the police still do not know who will attend the ceremony, and what level of security they will require.

If all 28 heads of state accept the invitation, this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony may top the list of Norwegian events with the highest level of security. However, many of the guests have not yet RSVP'd, which makes it difficult for the police to plan the various levels of security.

"This has created many challenges for us because we have to create security packages based on various scenarios. This again depends on who is coming, and which level of threat applies to the different heads of state, explains chief of staff in Oslo's police force, Johan Fredriksen.

The police is keeps a running list of everyone who has accepted the invitation, but the list won't be complete until just before the event.

So far, 10-20 top leaders have accepted the invitation. Angela Merkel is one of the people who will attend the ceremony, whereas Britain's prime minister David Cameron will not travel to Oslo.

As of now, the security police is working with a threat level based on the assumption that everybody will attend. Fredriksen points out that heads of state from countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany and the U.K. involve greater challenges than others.

"If all top leaders and guests attend, the ceremony will involve on of Norway's six largest security arrangements compared to other state visits," Fredriksen tells Aftenposten.

Still, the head of staff won't make any promises. "We live in a vulnerable and open society. That's the way it is, and that's the way we want it to be. We will provide the best security we can based on what we think is necessary, but we can't make any guarantees that this security is 100 percent safe," says Fredriksen.

(Aftenposten)