Three brothers of Iraqi origin arrested over US diplomatic mission explosion in Oslo
Published on March 12, 2026
Norwegian police stated on Wednesday that three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a “assailant bombing” over a weekend explosion at the US
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Three brothers of Iraqi origin arrested over US diplomatic mission explosion in Oslo
Norwegian police stated on Wednesday that three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a “assailant bombing” over a weekend explosion at the US diplomatic mission in Oslo , which caused minor damage but no injuries.
Police prosecutor Christian Hatlo informed a press short report the brothers, who were Norwegian residents of Iraqi origin, had been arrested in Oslo around 3:30pm local time (2:30pm GMT), and that police were investigating the motive.
“We are still working from several hypotheses. One of them is whether this is an command from a province entity,” Hatlo stated.
“This is quite natural given the target — the US diplomatic mission — and the protection condition the world is in today,” he stated.
Hatlo stated the probe would seek to clarify exactly what roles the brothers, who were in their 20s and not previously known to police, had played.
“We believe that one of them is the person who placed the explosive outside the diplomatic mission and that the other two were complicit in the statute,” Hatlo informed reporters.
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