A man was arrested as a result of several police raids, after terror threats had been issued against the Parliament buildings (Stortinget) in central Oslo Wednesday morning.
In an easter suburb, several families were evacuated in the middle of the night while police looked for suspects early Wednesday morning. People in the area were told to stay away, and the Parliament was kept under heavy security, and several streets were cordoned off.
Members of Parliament who came to work Wednesday voiced concerns over the lack of communication with employees, who were not informed of the terror threats.
Director of Parliament Ida Børresen later apologized to employees and MPs: "The information from the Parliament's administration concerning last nights bomb threats was not good enough," she said.
Police eventually arrested a male in his 20s who is suspected to have issued terror threats against the Parliament while he was on a bus going from Hønefoss to Sandvika, just outside of Oslo.
The man is known to the police and has confirmed that he was carrying a gas weapon and a bag, and that he was on the bus where people had heard someone issuing the threats, deputy police chief Roger Andresen informs.
Several newspapers, including Aftenposten, report that the man who was arrested is connected to right-wing extremist groups. The man has also allegedly threatened both Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Minister of Culture Hadia Tajik in social media, according to Aftenposten.
(NRK/Aftenposten)
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