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Posted on March 13, 2026
1 min readLast updated: March 14, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleNorway has remanded a mother and her three sons for up to four weeks, suspected of involvement in a “terror bombing” that damaged the U.S. embassy in Oslo last Sunday. The blast, caused by a powerful improvised device, injured no one; one son has admitted placing the bomb.
OSLO, March 13 (Reuters) - Three brothers and their mother have been remanded in police custody for up to four weeks on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Oslo last week, a Norwegian court said in a ruling on Friday.
The U.S. embassy was hit by an explosion on Sunday and police later said they had apprehended the suspects, accusing them of a "terror bombing" intended to kill or cause significant damage.
The powerful early-morning blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) damaged the entrance to the embassy's consular section but caused no injuries, Norwegian authorities have said.
One of the men has admitted to placing a device, while the three other suspects have denied involvement, their lawyers have said.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik)
Three brothers and their mother have been remanded in police custody on suspicion of involvement.
An improvised explosive device exploded at the embassy's entrance, damaging the consular section but causing no injuries.
The suspects have been remanded in custody for up to four weeks by a Norwegian court.
One of the men admitted to placing a device, while the other three denied involvement, according to their lawyers.
No injuries were reported following the explosion at the US embassy in Oslo.
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