Police in Norway say they had previously been in contact with the bow-and-arrow attack suspect over radicalization concerns
The suspect in the Norway bow-and-arrow attack is a convert to Islam and police had been in contact with him before the killings on Wednesday over concerns about radicalization, police chief Ole Bredrup Sæverud said Thursday.
A 37-year-old Danish citizen who was living in Norway has been arrested and charged over the attack in the town of Kongsberg but police have not disclosed what charges he is facing."The police have previously been in contact with the man, including as a result of previous concerns related to radicalization," Sæverud told a news conference.The suspect had not appeared on their radar this year though, Sæverud said.Four women and one man were killed in the attack.
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