2014 Norway terror threat

none On 24 July 2014, a suspected imminent terror attack by Islamic extremists targeting Norway was disclosed by Norwegian authorities. The suspected plot prompted a public terror alert announcement and unprecedented short-term security measures being introduced in Norway in late July.Day 2: Norway terror warnings http://www.thelocal.no/20140724/warning-norway-faces-imminent-terror-attack NTB/The Local 25 July 2014 Public announcement On 24 July, Minister of Justice Anders Anundsen and the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) went public with information of a suspected imminent terror attack targeting Norway, said to be planned to strike "within days".Josh Levs Norway expects Islamist terrorism attempt within 'a few days' https://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/24/world/europe/norway-terror-threat/ CNN 24 July 2014Antonia Molloy Norway warns of imminent 'concrete' terror threat https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norway-warns-of-imminent-concrete-terror-threat-9626465.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norway-warns-of-imminent-concrete-terror-threat-9626465.html 2022-05-01 subscription The Independent 24 July 2014Richard Milne Norway faces ‘concrete and credible’ terrorist threat http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0516b86e-1310-11e4-925a-00144feabdc0.html Financial Times 24 July 2014Norway boosts security in Syria-linked terror alert https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28463448 BBC News 24 July 2014 The date of the suspected attack was reported by news outlets as 28 July, the date of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan.Terror attack feared 'next Monday': TV2 http://www.thelocal.no/20140725/terror-attack-feared-next-monday-pst NTB/The Local 25 July 2014 PST confirmed that the suspected terrorists were a group of Syrian Civil War jihadists believed to have already departed Syria. The threat resulted in numerous public buildings including the Oslo City Hall and the Royal Palace being closed, and increased security being introduced at the borders. The Jewish museums in Oslo and Trondheim decided to close with concerns of being a target following the Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting two months earlier.Saleha Mohsin Stephen Treloar Norway on High Alert Amid Warnings of Attack Next Week https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-25/norway-police-cut-vacations-short-amid-terrorist-threat Bloomberg 26 July 2014 Armed police were stationed at airports, train stations and border crossings, and security measures were strengthened at public events such as the Norway Cup.Terrortrusselen: Fryktet drap på tilfeldig familie http://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/terrortrusselen-mot-norge-fryktet-drap-pa-tilfeldig-familie/8487745.html Nettavisen 18 September 2014 Norwegian On 31 July Norwegian authorities said that the threat had been reduced and they cancelled the security measures introduced on 24 July. Although not confirmed by PST, the security measures and public announcement were speculated to have averted the terror attack.Isis gang of four sparked Norway's terror alert http://www.thelocal.no/20140828/pst-were-hunting-four-isis-terrorists-during-norways-terror-alert NTB/The Local 28 August 2014Trym Mogen Magnus Lutnæs Aas Terrortrusselen mot Norge redusert http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/07/31/nyheter/innenriks/terror/terrortrussel/pst/34582632/ Dagbladet 31 July 2014 Norwegian Analysis Reports later surfaced that according to the information gathered, at least three to four known jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had planned a terror attack with specific mentions of Norway as a main target. The jihadists were said to be of European origin, and to have Norwegian travel documents.Fryktet IS-terrorister skulle angripe nordmenn med kniv http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrortrussel-mot-norge/fryktet-is-terrorister-skulle-angripe-nordmenn-med-kniv/a/23283646/ Verdens Gang 28 August 2014 Norwegian The last known trace of the jihadists was reported to have been their arrival in Athens, the jihadists having been observed at the airport in the city.Gunnar Hultgreen Leif Stang Mistet sporet av terroristene i Aten http://www.dagbladet.no/fakta/alarm/del2.php5 Dagbladet 6 March 2016 Norwegian https://web.archive.org/web/20141019062123/http://www.dagbladet.no/fakta/alarm/del2.php5 19 October 2014 dead dmy-all News outlets later reported that two main suspected plots included jihadists from ISIL either being thought to have planned to attack large gatherings of people with knives, or to have planned to enter a private home and killing a random family, filming the killings and publishing the video online. The latter plot was compared to the beheading-filming plot that was the background for the 2014 Australian counter-terrorism raids that occurred around the same time of the reports.Terrortrusselen mot Norge: – Fryktet ekstremister skulle drepe tilfeldig familie hjemme http://www.nrk.no/norge/_-fryktet-terror-i-privat-hjem-1.11939035 NRK 18 September 2014 Norwegian According to official statistics, 165,000 people were controlled at Norwegian airports, sea ports and border crossings during the heightened security measures in late July. The controls resulted in seventeen people being denied entry to Norway, eight people being expelled from the country, and five people arrested with suspected ties to the plot.165.000 ble terrorsjekket i sommer http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrortrussel-mot-norge/165-000-ble-terrorsjekket-i-sommer/a/23335735/ VG/NTB 14 November 2014 Norwegian Aftermath In November later the same year a majority of political parties agreed to temporarily arm police due to PST deeming the general terror threat in Norway to be heightened (police officers do not normally carry firearms in Norway, which are locked in patrol cars). The temporary arming of police was cancelled in February 2016, after first being cancelled by the National Police Directorate (POD) after PST had deemed the terror threat reduced just hours before the November 2015 Paris attacks.Norwegian Police Will No Longer Carry the Guns They Don’t Use, Foreign Policy, SIOBHÁN O'GRADY, 1 Feb 2016Norway gave its cops guns. After 1 year, it’s taking them away. What did it learn?, Washington Post, Adam Taylor, 5 Feb 2017 The Norwegian Police Federation and Minister of Justice Anders Anundsen disagreed with the decision and continue to advocate permanent arming of the police.Midlertidig bevæpning av politiet opphører http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/midlertidig-bevaepning-av-politiet-opphoerer/a/23604892/ Verdens Gang 28 January 2016 NorwegianAnundsen ønsker omkamp om permanent bevæpning etter Paris-terror http://www.nrk.no/norge/anundsen-onsker-omkamp-om-permanent-bevaepning-etter-paris-terror-1.12655784 NRK 16 November 2015 NorwegianNorway disarms its police officers https://news.yahoo.com/norway-disarms-police-officers-191430847.html Yahoo News/AFP 13 November 2015 Police in Oslo again introduced temporary arming of the police and increased patrols after the 2016 Brussels bombings on 22 March, lasting until 27 March.Oslo-politiet bevæpner samtlige patruljer http://www.nrk.no/ostlandssendingen/oslo-politiet-bevaepner-samtlige-patruljer-1.12867504 NRK 22 March 2016 NorwegianAvslutter politibevæpning i Oslo http://www.nrk.no/ostlandssendingen/oslo-politiet-bevaepner-samtlige-patruljer-1.12867504 NRK 27 March 2016 Norwegian Opinion polling has shown that a clear majority of Norwegians want continued temporary arming of the police, with the public divided in the middle on making the arming permanent.VG-måling: Nordmenn flest vil ha fortsatt bevæpnet politi http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/politi-hverdagen/vg-maaling-nordmenn-flest-vil-ha-fortsatt-bevaepnet-politi/a/23562543/ Verdens Gang 17 November 2015 Norwegian References 30em Category:Counterterrorism Category:Islamic terrorism and Norway Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2014 Category:2014 crimes in Norway Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2014 Category:Failed terrorist attempts in Norway