OSLO (Reuters) -Norway has raised its terrorism menace evaluation to the second-highest degree resulting from an elevated danger of assaults in opposition to Jewish and Israeli targets, the nationwide police directorate mentioned on Tuesday.
Norwegian law enforcement officials, who’re usually unarmed, will now carry weapons nationwide because of the choice by the PST safety service to boost the menace degree, the directorate mentioned.
“PST raises the terror threat level in Norway from moderate to high as a result of the ongoing escalation of the conflict in the Middle East,” the police mentioned in a press release.
“It is primarily the threat to Jewish and Israeli targets that has been further intensified,” the assertion mentioned.
Nationwide Police Commissioner Benedicte Bjoernland mentioned there was an elevated chance of tried terrorism.
“…we have a number of measures in place to protect the population,” she mentioned in a press release.
Neighbouring Sweden in August final yr raised its terrorist alert to the second-highest degree after Koran burnings outraged Muslims and triggered threats from jihadists.
