Norway arrests Russian citizen suspected of planting bomb in capital Oslo

Norwegian police raised their assessment of the risk of an attack nationwide on April 9 after discovering a homemade explosive device in central Oslo the day before, Reuters reported.

Police cordoned off the Groenlann area in Oslo after discovering a box suspected to be a bomb. (Source: EPA/TTXVN)

In addition, Norwegian police said they had arrested a 17-year-old Russian citizen believed to be a suspect in the above incident.

Earlier on the evening of April 8, Norwegian police said they had carried out a controlled explosion on a suspected bomb device placed on a street in central Oslo.

The device, measuring 30x30cm, was found in the Groenlann area in central Oslo.

This is an area with a large population of immigrants, many of whom come from Africa and the Middle East./.

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