"Police lawyer Christian Hatlo told reporters the brothers were suspected of deliberately targeting the embassy with a powerful improvised explosive device (IED), with the intention of killing or causing serious harm. None of the three had previously come to police attention. Investigators believe one brother planted the bomb, while the other two played supporting roles in the plot."
"Police are examining whether the attack was carried out on behalf of a foreign government. We are still working from several hypotheses, Hatlo said. One of them is whether this is an order from a government entity; this is quite natural, given the target and the security situation the world is in today."
"The blast struck in the early hours of Sunday morning, at the entrance to the embassy's consular section in western Oslo. A US official, speaking to The Associated Press news agency on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the investigation, said the device had been concealed inside a backpack. Witnesses described the street filling with thick smoke following the explosion."
Three Norwegian citizens in their 20s with Iraqi heritage were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a bombing at the US embassy in Oslo on Sunday. Police believe one brother planted an improvised explosive device concealed in a backpack at the embassy's consular section entrance, while the other two provided supporting roles. The blast caused no casualties but filled the street with thick smoke. None of the suspects had previous police records. Investigators are examining multiple hypotheses, including whether a foreign government ordered the attack. A video showing Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was posted to the embassy's Google Maps page around the time of the explosion.
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