2010 Norway terror plot

Terrorist plot in Norway The 2010 Norway terror plot was a Norway-based plan to bomb the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and to kill the cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. Two men with links to Al-Qaeda were convicted of the plot, while a third person was acquitted of terror charges.2015-03-27 Police: Terror Plot Targeted Danish Paper for Muhammad Cartoons https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-terror-plot-targeted-danish-paper-for-muhammad-cartoons 2020-11-03 Associated Press en-US Background After investigations by Norwegian intelligence in cooperation with US and British intelligence, three Norwegian residents were arrested on 8 July 2010 in what was described as part of the largest terrorist network uncovered since the September 11 attacks.Utpekt som terrorsjef http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrortrussel-mot-norge/utpekt-som-terrorsjef/a/10026663/ Verdens Gang 29 August 2010 Norwegian 2016-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160130012658/http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrortrussel-mot-norge/utpekt-som-terrorsjef/a/10026663/ 2016-01-30 live The men were thought to be part of an Al-Qaeda cell in Norway with links to the network responsible for the 2009 New York City Subway and United Kingdom plot,Norway Announces Three Arrests in Terrorist Plot https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/europe/09norway.html?_r=2&ref=global-home#_ga=1.239239366.430591733.1426359137 The New York Times 8 July 2010 and were charged with conspiracy to commit one or more acts of terrorism in Norway.Terrordømte funnet skyldige i lagmannsretten http://www.nrk.no/norge/funnet-skyldige-i-lagmannsretten-1.8329792 NRK 20 September 2012 Norwegian 2016-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205140256/http://www.nrk.no/norge/funnet-skyldige-i-lagmannsretten-1.8329792 2016-02-05 live The plots were thought to have been ordered by Saleh al-Somali, and to have had links to Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah.Brynjar Lia Petter Nesser Lessons Learned from the July 2010 Norwegian Terrorist Plot https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/lessons-learned-from-the-july-2010-norwegian-terrorist-plot Combating Terrorism Center 1 August 2010 2016-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131161157/https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/lessons-learned-from-the-july-2010-norwegian-terrorist-plot 2016-01-31 liveOcean, Kristen Boon Aziz Z. Huq Douglas C. Lovelace United States Approaches to Global Security Challenges 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=uvdMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA565 Oxford University Press 9780199915903 565 2016-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131160744/https://books.google.no/books?id=uvdMAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=no&pg=PA565 2016-01-31 live At least two of the suspects had regularly attended the Muslim Cultural Center in Sarpsborg, a radical mosque known for its militant views.- Slik planla de terror på norsk jord http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/07/13/nyheter/terror/utenriks/12536270/ Dagbladet 13 July 2010 Norwegian 2016-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203121237/http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/07/13/nyheter/terror/utenriks/12536270/ 2016-02-03 liveOmstridt moské i Sarpsborg http://www.nrk.no/ostfold/omstridt-moske-i-sarpsborg-1.7206555 NRK 12 July 2010 Norwegian 2016-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205131351/http://www.nrk.no/ostfold/omstridt-moske-i-sarpsborg-1.7206555 2016-02-05 live Suspects Mikael Davud (born Mohammad Rashidin), 39, a Uyghur from China, came to Norway as a refugee in 1999 and became a Norwegian citizen in 2007. Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, 37, a Kurd from Iraq, came to Norway in 1999 and was granted residence on humanitarian grounds. David Jakobsen (born Alisjer Abdulaif), 31, an Uzbek, came to Norway as an asylum seeker in 2002, had his application rejected but gained permanent residence based on family reunification.2012-01-30 Norway jails two for Danish newspaper terror plot en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16790916 2020-11-03 Investigation and trial According to the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), the men were thought to have planned to make bombs based on hydrogen peroxide. Jakobsen had contacted PST months prior to the arrest and had functioned as their informant. Due to being under extensive surveillance, Norwegian police were able to replace the dangerous chemicals thought to be acquired by the cell with harmless ones. In September, Bujak confessed to having planned to bomb the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten- We were planning to blow up Jyllands-Posten https://www.vg.no/i/BgbE0 2020-11-03 www.vg.no nb and to shoot the cartoonist Kurt Westergaard together with Davud.Davud dømt til sju års fengsel http://www.nrk.no/norge/davud-domt-til-sju-ars-fengsel-1.7974354 NRK 30 January 2012 Norwegian 2016-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205132352/http://www.nrk.no/norge/davud-domt-til-sju-ars-fengsel-1.7974354 2016-02-05 live In a statement to the Associated Press, Brynjar Meling, Bujak's defense attorney, confirmed that his client acknowledged his involvement in the plot: "He says it's vital that he, like a true Muslim, tells the truth", Meling said. "It is important that the case will no longer be more serious than it was before and will not cause more harm to Muslims than it has already done."2015-03-27 Police: Terror Plot Targeted Danish Paper for Muhammad Cartoons https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-terror-plot-targeted-danish-paper-for-muhammad-cartoons 2020-11-05 Associated Press en-US All three men had changed their names in the aftermath of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. Some days later, the suspected main perpetrator Mikael Davud claimed that he had planned to bomb the Chinese embassy and other Chinese interests in Oslo and other parts of Norway as part of a personal vendetta because of the treatment of ethnic Uyghurs in China, unknown by the other suspects.2012-01-30 Norway jails two for Danish newspaper terror plot en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-16790916 2020-11-05 A solo plot would have avoided the stricter sentencing under Norway's anti-terror laws which required a person to have entered into a conspiracy with at least one other person. On 30 January 2012 the Oslo District Court convicted Davud and Bujak for conspiracy to commit terror against Jyllands-Posten in Copenhagen or Århus, while dismissing Davud's claims of plans to bomb the Chinese embassy. Davud was sentenced to seven years in prison, Bajuk to three and a half years, while Jakobsen was acquitted of the terror charges.30 January 2010 Retten: Davud planla terror sammen med al-Qaida Norwegian Aftenposten http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Retten-Davud-planla-terror-sammen-med-al-Qaida-6752399.html#.Tya8zVzj5m01 live 2016-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160214053658/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Retten-Davud-planla-terror-sammen-med-al-Qaida-6752399.html#.Tya8zVzj5m01#.Tya8zVzj5m01 2016-02-14 All three were convicted of having produced explosives. The verdicts were upheld on appeals to the Borgarting Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Norway, with Davud's sentence being increased to eight years.Nederlag for terrorplanleggere i Høyesterett http://www.nrk.no/norge/terrorplan-dom-i-hoyesterett-1.11055697 NRK 31 May 2013 Norwegian 2016-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131142456/http://www.nrk.no/norge/terrorplan-dom-i-hoyesterett-1.11055697 2016-01-31 live See also 2011 Norway attacks 2010 Copenhagen terror plot References Category:2010 crimes in Norway Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2010 Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2010 Category:Terrorist incidents in Norway in the 2010s Category:Islamic terrorism and Norway Category:Failed terrorist attempts in Norway Category:Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy