A Norwegian court has ordered four family members - a mother and her three sons - to remain in custody for up to four weeks following last Sunday's bombing at the US embassy in Oslo. One of the men has confessed to placing the explosive device, while the other three deny any involvement in what police are calling a terror attack.
OSLO – A Norwegian court has ordered a family of four to be held in police custody for up to four weeks following their alleged involvement in last Sunday’s attack on the United States embassy in Oslo, court officials announced Friday.
The suspects include a mother and her three adult sons, who face accusations of carrying out what authorities have labeled a “terror bombing” designed to inflict casualties or substantial property damage.
Sunday’s early morning detonation of a homemade explosive device struck the entrance area of the embassy’s consular services building, according to Norwegian officials. While the blast caused significant structural damage, no one was hurt in the incident.
Defense attorneys representing the accused have revealed that one of the sons has confessed to positioning the explosive device, while his mother and two brothers maintain their innocence in the attack.
Norwegian police apprehended all four suspects following the bombing incident at the diplomatic facility in Oslo.
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