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groundloop

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Fri Nov 22, 2024, 04:46 PM Nov 22

Norwegian guard at US Embassy in Oslo arrested over allegations of spying for Russia and Iran

Source: CNN


A Norwegian man working as a security guard for the US Embassy in Oslo was arrested this week on allegations of spying for Russia and Iran.

According to Norway’s public broadcaster NRK, the man is in his 20s and was arrested at home in his garage on Wednesday. He is charged with attempted aggravated intelligence activities against state secrets and admitted to having collected and shared information with Russian and Iranian authorities, according to NRK.

The arrest comes amid ongoing concerns about Moscow and Tehran’s espionage and influence operations around the globe. Western officials have disrupted plots from Tehran to harm or kill individuals, including an alleged assassination plot against President-elect Donald Trump.

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The man accused of espionage in Norway “is charged with having obtained information that may be detrimental to the security situation for third countries, and the question is whether the information he has is of such a nature,” his lawyer John Christian Elden said, adding that his client had not acknowledged that he is a spy. Elden said his client does not plead guilty but consents to two weeks’ imprisonment, NRK reported.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/norwegian-embassy-guard-accused-spy-russia-iran/index.html

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Norwegian guard at US Embassy in Oslo arrested over allegations of spying for Russia and Iran (Original Post) groundloop Nov 22 OP
In this country they get elected president. sop Nov 22 #1
Future aide for Tulsi I am sure ck4829 Nov 22 #2
Why bother when they can get whatever they want from Trump. travelingthrulife Nov 23 #3
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