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December 29, 2005
Norway: Murdered Man Was Suspected Islamist
Norway's Aftenposten today states that a man who was stabbed to death in November had links to a radical Islamic mosque in Oslo and, at the time of his murder, he was under investigation by the country's Police Security Service (PST)).
The man had been living under an assumed identity for several years in Norway, and was a quay worker at the port in Oslo. According to newspaper VG, the man's death had occurred after a trivial dispute with a workmate got out of hand.
At Oslo's violent crimes division, Police captain Finn Abrahamsen noted that the problem of homicide victims living under false identities is becoming increasingly common, and causes problems. Bodies cannot be released for burial without identification papers. "When a person dies relatives come with ID documents that show that the person is someone other than they have claimed to be," he said.
The man who was killed in the dockside dispute is claimed by VG newspaper to have attempted to recruit others into terrorist activities. The name of the mosque in Oslo is not given.
On November 17 three Algerians, suspected members of the Islamist group Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) were arrested in Naples and Brescia. Two of these, Yamine Bouhrama and Khaled Serai had lived in Norway.
The Naples chief court investigator, Michele del Prete, confirmed that the pair had been on their way to Norway. "We believe that the three Algerians see Norway as a calm and safe place to stay," he said.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at December 29, 2005 11:53 AM
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