Israel Norway raises terror alert to second-highest level

Due to increased danger to Israeli and Jewish institutions in the country, the terror alert level in Norway has been raised to the second-highest level. From now on, level four out of five will apply, warning of a "high" terror threat in the Scandinavian country. The domestic intelligence service PST decided to take this step due to the ongoing escalation of the Middle East conflict, the police announced.

As in other countries, Jewish and Israeli institutions such as synagogues and embassy buildings in Norway have been under increased police surveillance for some time. One of the consequences of the increased terror alert level is that the police will now be even more visible in general and the officers deployed will be armed throughout the country.

Increased attention will also be paid to state actors who could use criminal networks to commit terrorist acts, explained Norwegian police chief Benedicte Bjørnland. She was alluding to recent shootings and explosions near the Israeli embassies in Stockholm, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark, where it is suspected that young gang criminals may have carried out these acts on behalf of Iran.

SDA