26 September 2006
Norwegian police have charged four men in the shooting attack on an Oslo synagogue. The men were initially charged with vandalism, but the charge has now been upgraded to preparing an act of terrorism, an offense punishable by up to 12 years in jail. Police said one suspect was Norwegian, and the others had different backgrounds. They declined to provide more information about the suspects. However, Norwegian media have reported that one suspect was a 29-year-old Norwegian of Pakistani origin who had been held briefly in Germany in June on suspicion of planning an act of terrorism against the soccer World Cup. No-one was hurt in the attack on the Oslo synagogue, which happened on 17 September.
