Three arrested in Norway terrorist plot

Reporting from London — Three men suspected of preparing to mount a terrorist attack were arrested in Norway and Germany on Thursday in what authorities said was an Al Qaeda plot with strands in the United States and Britain.After a lengthy period of surveillance, the men were taken into custody by police, who had feared that information about the investigation might be revealed by the news media.
Two suspects were arrested in Norway and one in Germany. Their names were not released, but police in Oslo described all three as legal residents of Norway, one a citizen and the others holders of permanent residency cards "We believe this group has had links to people abroad who can be linked to Al Qaeda, and to people who are involved in investigations in other countries," including Britain and the U.S., Janne Kristiansen, head of Norway's Police Security Service, told reporters.She declined to provide details about the alleged plot or its intended target because the investigation was continuing. But police said the public had never been in imminent danger"The people of Norway have no reason to walk around and feel afraid," Kristiansen said. "We are not in any acute danger of terrorism."News reports said the men were preparing an assault with bombs made from peroxide, similar to a disrupted plan last year to attack the subway system in New York.Two American citizens, originally from Afghanistan, have pleaded guilty in connection with that plot, which the U.S. says was masterminded by Saleh Somali, an Al Qaeda leader who was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan in December. Somali was in charge of Al Qaeda attacks worldwide..more