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| Suspect detained after police detonate ‘bomb-like device’ in central Oslo (PHOTO, VIDEO) | Suspect detained after police detonate ‘bomb-like device’ in central Oslo (PHOTO, VIDEO) |
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| Norwegian police evacuated a large area in the Gronland neighborhood in downtown Oslo after a suspected explosive device was discovered late Saturday. Police conducted a controlled explosion of the device and have detained a 17-year-old suspect. | |
| The suspect, said to be an asylum-seeker from Russia who came to the country in 2010, was arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives. The young man is being questioned as a suspect, Oslo police said on their official Twitter page, but the youth’s culpability and motive have not yet been established. | |
| “It is unclear whether the 17-year-old was planning to carry out a terrorist attack,” Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) chief Benedicte Bjornland told a news conference. | |
| “PST is now working on finding his intentions and find out whether others are involved,” added chief prosecutor Signe Aaling, as quoted by AP | |
| Police have conducted a controlled detonation of the suspicious object, police spokesman Svein Arild Jørundland told VG, adding that at the moment it is unknown whether the device actually contained any explosive elements. | Police have conducted a controlled detonation of the suspicious object, police spokesman Svein Arild Jørundland told VG, adding that at the moment it is unknown whether the device actually contained any explosive elements. |
| However, he noted that the blast appeared to be more powerful than expected in case of an ordinary detonation, adding that bomb disposal experts have been examining the aftermath of the explosion. | However, he noted that the blast appeared to be more powerful than expected in case of an ordinary detonation, adding that bomb disposal experts have been examining the aftermath of the explosion. |
| "The noise from the blast was louder than our explosives themselves would cause," a police spokesman was quoted by Reuters. | "The noise from the blast was louder than our explosives themselves would cause," a police spokesman was quoted by Reuters. |
| Eyewitnesses reported that a large number of police cars and ambulances were called to the area. | Eyewitnesses reported that a large number of police cars and ambulances were called to the area. |
| Police earlier said on Twitter that they believe the device “does not have a huge potential for injuries.” | Police earlier said on Twitter that they believe the device “does not have a huge potential for injuries.” |
| The suspiciously-looking item was found near a bridge on Grønlandsleiret, one of the Norwegian capital’s main streets, Jørundland told VG, adding that a bomb squad has been dispatched to the scene. | The suspiciously-looking item was found near a bridge on Grønlandsleiret, one of the Norwegian capital’s main streets, Jørundland told VG, adding that a bomb squad has been dispatched to the scene. |
| The PST has raised the terrorist threat level in the country from “possible” to “probable” for the next two months, Bjornland told journalists. |