NEWS ALERT: Police say Iraqi brothers detonated US Embassy bomb ‘with intention of taking lives’

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From Fox NewsThree brothers have been arrested for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Norway, an alleged attack in which no one was injured.

The brothers were taken into custody in Oslo and are Norwegian citizens of Iraqi origin in their 20s, authorities said Wednesday, Reuters reported.

The bomb, an improvised explosive device (IED), went off Sunday and damaged the entrance to the embassy’s consular section.


“They are suspected of a terror bombing,” said Police Attorney Christian Hatlo.

“We believe they detonated a powerful bomb at the U.S. embassy with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage,” Hatlo continued.

Authorities believe one man planted the bomb while two others participated in the plot.

Investigators are determining the motive for the attack. They are considering terrorism to be a possibility.

Police increased security around the embassy in the aftermath.

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