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Two men in Norway charged with terrorist activities

Xinhua, May 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two men in Norway have been charged with terrorist activities, including an engineering in Aker Solutions ASA, one of the country's leading oil services companies, local media reported on Monday.

Norway's domestic intelligence service PST arrested a 49-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iraqi origin Monday afternoon in the offices of Aker Solutions ASA at Fornebu, an area just west of Oslo, according to local newspaper VG.

The engineer is suspected of "spreading information that could be useful for those who want to commit terrorism," police prosecutor Signe Aalling was quoted as saying at a press briefing later in Monday afternoon.

Aalling said the investigation had recently started, but she would not comment on the man's position in the company.

Aker Solutions ASA's head of communications Bunny Nooryani told news agency NTB that police arrested the man after receiving tips from the company.

"We can confirm that a person was arrested by police in our offices at Fornebu today. The reason is that our inspection revealed that he had violated the company's internal guidelines... (and) we notified police," Nooryani was quoted as saying.

Also on Monday, digital news publisher The Local reported that 24-year-old Ishaq Ahmed is accused of pledging allegiance one or both of the terror groups Islamic State (IS) and Jabath Al Nusra.

According to the indictment, Ahmed obtained weapons and fought in Syria for nearly five months until he returned to Norway with a bullet wound to the leg.

He had maintained contact with IS members since his return and pledged to raise money and collect clothes, shoes and other equipment to send to those fighting in Syria, The Local said.

Monday's charges came just days after a Norwegian court sentenced three men to jail after they were convicted of joining or supporting the Islamic State (IS) extremist group in Syria.

It was the first time a Norwegian court has dealt with a case in which Norwegian citizens are accused of having participated in combat operations for the IS group in Syria. Endit