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3 brothers of Iraqi descent arrested in Oslo for allegedly 'terror bombing' of US Embassy
By Louis Casiano
Published March 11, 2026
Three brothers have been arrested for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Norway, an alleged attack in which no one was injured.
The brothers were taken into custody in Oslo and are Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin in their 20s, authorities said Wednesday, Reuters reported.
"They are suspected of a terror bombing," Police Attorney Christian Hatlo told reporters.
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Forensic investigators inspect a site liked to the arrest of three brothers after the explosion at the U.S. Embassy Sunday in Oslo. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB via AP)
"We believe they detonated a powerful bomb at the U.S. embassy with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage," he added.
The bomb, an improvised explosive device (IED), went off Sunday and damaged the entrance to the embassy's consular section.
Investigators were still trying to determine a motive for that attack, one of which would be an act of terrorism, authorities said.
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Police Attorney Christian Hatlo speaks during a press briefing Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the police station about new developments in the investigation into the explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, Norway. (Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
"We believe they detonated a powerful bomb at the U.S. embassy with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage," Hatlo said.
Authorities believe one of the men planted the bomb while the two others took part in the plot, Hatlo said.
Police have reinforced security measures and have increased their presence around the embassy.
A view of a shattered door at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo (Fredrik Varfjell /NTB Scanpix via AP)
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