Al Qaida threathens Norway

Norway and Denmark are two among several countries singled out as terrorist targets in Al-Qaida's latest propaganda issue Inspire, Aftenposten reports.

The English language magazine mentions Norway as one of six countries as possible targets for what it calls individual jihad, that is terrorist attacks carried out by a single individual.

The magazine writes: We call on all Muslims in the West and the USA, Great Brittain, France, Denmark and Norway in particular to embrace this new tactic.

A number of persons are also named on a so-called death list published in the magazine, including the Swedish artist Lars Vilks, according to the Norwegian news agency NTB.

(NRK)

 


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