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3 Terror Suspects Arrested in Norway, Germany

   VOA News 08 July 2010

   Norwegian  police  say  three  men  with  links  to al-Qaida have been
   arrested  in  Norway  and  Germany  for allegedly plotting a terrorist
   attack
   The  head  of  Norway's  Police  Security  Service, Janne Kristiansen,
   announced the arrests Thursday.
   One  of  the suspects was a Norwegian citizen of Uighur descent, while
   the other two were an Iraqi and an Uzbek who had residency in Norway.
   The  Associated  Press  quoted  Norwegian  police as saying it was not
   clear  if  the  suspects  had a specific target in mind, but that they
   planned to make powerful peroxide bombs.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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