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Norway court acquits 3 defendants accused of plotting attacks against Israeli, U.S. embassies
A court on Tuesday acquitted three defendants in Norway's first terrorism trial since anti-terror laws were strengthened after the the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. The Oslo City Court said there was insufficient evidence against Arfan Bhatti and two other suspects to convict them of plotting attacks against Israeli and U.S. embassies in 2006. But the court found Bhatti guilty of possessing illegal firearms. Bhatti, 30, and a second man were accused of firing 13 shots at Norway's main synagogue during the night of Sept. 17, 2006. No one was hurt in the attack. Bhatti and the third suspect also faced charges of plotting an attack against the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Oslo. They were found innocent. The charges of plotting embassy attacks - which never took place - partly were based on a police recording of the suspects talking about ways to attack the embassies. The trial opened in the Oslo court on March 31. It was Norway's first anti-terror case after the country tightened security and legislation in the wake of 2001 attacks in the United States. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-04 |
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