From Europe News:
Islamic extremism remains Norway's biggest terror threat, but the danger of lone wolf attacks has also increased in the aftermath of a massacre by a homegrown anti-Muslim extremist, Norwegian security service PST said Tuesday.
Agency Chief Janne Kristiansen told local news agency NTB that over the past three to four years there has been growing concern over the threat of terrorism, but "in 2012 people tied to an extreme Islamic ideology will be our biggest challenge."
In its yearly evaluation of terror threats, PST said extremists were primarily using conflict stirred up by publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and Norway's military participation in Afghanistan to fuel hatred against Norway.
Shortly after the report's release Tuesday, police said they were investigating a video posted on YouTube protesting Norway's involvement in Afghanistan, in which images of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Crown Prince Haakon are shown with text calling for Allah to "destroy" them, and others. (...)
Islamic Extremism Remains Norway's Biggest Threat
ABC News 18 January 2012
Agency Chief Janne Kristiansen told local news agency NTB that over the past three to four years there has been growing concern over the threat of terrorism, but "in 2012 people tied to an extreme Islamic ideology will be our biggest challenge."
In its yearly evaluation of terror threats, PST said extremists were primarily using conflict stirred up by publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and Norway's military participation in Afghanistan to fuel hatred against Norway.
Shortly after the report's release Tuesday, police said they were investigating a video posted on YouTube protesting Norway's involvement in Afghanistan, in which images of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Crown Prince Haakon are shown with text calling for Allah to "destroy" them, and others. (...)
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