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Norwegian police have found a "bomb-like device" in central Oslo, and a suspect is being held in custody, the police said on their official Twitter account on Saturday.
A Reuters reporter at the scene said a large area had been cordoned off and that the perimeter was being expanded.
"For safety reasons, you must immediately move further away," a policeman told reporters as Oslo's bomb squad was preparing to enter the area.
"It seems like this device only has potential for causing limited damage ... we're now awaiting further necessary investigations," the police tweeted.
Oslo's Groenland area, a multi-ethnic neighborhood that is home to popular bars and restaurants as well as several mosques, is also where the city's main police station is located, less than a kilometer away from where the device was found.
In neighboring Sweden, a truck on Friday plowed into crowds in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what police said was an apparent terror attack.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-police-idUSKBN17A0TS
Bomb squad is on site and press release expected shortly.
Twitter of police of Oslo: https://twitter.com/oslopolitiops
Edit:
Update:
Norwegian police set off a controlled explosion of a "bomb-like device" found in central Oslo on Saturday, and a suspect is being held in custody, police told reporters.
A Reuters reporter described a loud bang shortly after the arrival of Oslo's bomb squad.
"The noise from the blast was louder than our explosives themselves would cause," a police spokesman said, while adding that further investigation would be conducted at the scene.
The device had appeared to be capable of causing only a limited amount of damage, the police said earlier.
Police declined to give information about the suspect.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-police-idUSKBN17A0TS
Edit: Police released more information about arrested suspect: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=233624802&postcount=11
Norwegian police have found a "bomb-like device" in central Oslo, and a suspect is being held in custody, the police said on their official Twitter account on Saturday.
A Reuters reporter at the scene said a large area had been cordoned off and that the perimeter was being expanded.
"For safety reasons, you must immediately move further away," a policeman told reporters as Oslo's bomb squad was preparing to enter the area.
"It seems like this device only has potential for causing limited damage ... we're now awaiting further necessary investigations," the police tweeted.
Oslo's Groenland area, a multi-ethnic neighborhood that is home to popular bars and restaurants as well as several mosques, is also where the city's main police station is located, less than a kilometer away from where the device was found.
In neighboring Sweden, a truck on Friday plowed into crowds in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what police said was an apparent terror attack.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-police-idUSKBN17A0TS
Bomb squad is on site and press release expected shortly.
Twitter of police of Oslo: https://twitter.com/oslopolitiops
Edit:
Update:
Norwegian police set off a controlled explosion of a "bomb-like device" found in central Oslo on Saturday, and a suspect is being held in custody, police told reporters.
A Reuters reporter described a loud bang shortly after the arrival of Oslo's bomb squad.
"The noise from the blast was louder than our explosives themselves would cause," a police spokesman said, while adding that further investigation would be conducted at the scene.
The device had appeared to be capable of causing only a limited amount of damage, the police said earlier.
Police declined to give information about the suspect.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-police-idUSKBN17A0TS
Edit: Police released more information about arrested suspect: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=233624802&postcount=11
