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Norwegian surveillance led to arrest
 The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has, according to Aftenposten's sources, long been monitoring the 29-year-old man of Pakistani origin arrested in connection with the firing on a synagogue and now charged with planned acts of terrorism. The 29-year-old was arrested by German police during the soccer World Cup. Police there reportedly found drawings of weapons in the car he was driving and suspected him of planning a terrorist act aimed at the World Cup. German authorities contacted the PST, but found no basis for the suspected terrorism and he was released after two days.The PST has aided Oslo police in their current investigation but would not comment on the matter. Neither police nor the defense lawyers of the suspects would comment on the terrorism charges, but all of the accused denied guilt. "The only thing I can say is that my client views the charges against him as absurd," said John Christian Elden, defense attorney for the 29-year-old. On Friday police filed to remand the suspects in custody for four weeks, claiming that they had planned bomb attacks against the Israeli and US embassies, as well as the Oslo synagogue. Posted by: Seafarious 2006-09-25 |
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