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Norway Arrests Three Brothers in Oslo US Embassy Bombing Investigation
Three Norwegian-Iraqi brothers in their 20s were arrested for planting an improvised explosive device at the US Embassy, causing minor damage with no injuries, as terrorism is investigated.
- On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Oslo police arrested three brothers around 3.30pm in connection with the blast that damaged the U.S. Embassy in Oslo's consular section early on Sunday, causing no injuries.
- Investigators on Monday said one leading hypothesis ties the blast to the Middle East conflict and are probing whether a foreign state ordered it, while Norwegian security service PST warned last month that Iran could use proxy actors.
- Police say the device was concealed in a backpack, an improvised explosive device, and investigators believe one brother planted it while the other two were complicit, police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said.
- With embassies on high alert, Norway's Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen welcomed the arrests, describing them as a breakthrough, while the U.S. State Department investigates, police say security measures remain heightened.
- With suspects not yet questioned as of Wednesday, Hatlo said investigators are "still working from several hypotheses," including whether this is "an order from a government entity," amid Europe's heightened alert from U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
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