Norway has closed its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya with immediate effect and until further notice after receiving a written threat of terrorist action. Al-Qaeda recently put Norway on its list of prime targets. The threat to the embassy in Kenya was reportedly delivered to the Italian embassy, which is located in the same building. According to NTB, the letter warned that the building, International House, which also houses the Swedish and Spanish embassies, would be blown up on Thursday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs press spokeswoman Anne Lene Dale Sandsten confirmed that the embassy would be shut until the situation clarified. "We take this very seriously," Sandsten said.
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