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Police confirm that man behind Norway bow and arrow rampage recently converted to Islam and was known to police over extreme radicalisation concerns




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It has been revealed that the man behind the bow and arrow attack in Norway on Wednesday night had recently converted to Islam and was known to police who had concerns about possible radicalization.

Norwegian regional Police Chief Ole Bredrup Saeverud said that a 37-year-old Danish citizen, who was detained after a bow-and-arrow attack in Kongsberg on Wednesday and police intelligence had identified signs of radicalization Russia Today reported.

The attack in the mining town of Kongsberg, southwest of Oslo killed five people and wounded another two.

The Norwegian government announced in the wake of the attack that all police officers from Thursday will carry firearms as an extra precaution. “The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level,” the law enforcement directorate said in a statement.

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