Second blast reported in Norway's capital

Sh*t.

bikkurikun: Wonder if it's al Qaeda though, could also be extreme leftist/anarchists.

They told you. They're an anarcho-syndicalist commune

ArkAngel: bikkurikun: Wonder if it's al Qaeda though, could also be extreme leftist/anarchists.

They told you. They're an anarcho-syndicalist commune

Splitters.

Teknowaffle: It is going to be a radical Islamic group plain and simple. There was a suicide bombing in Sweden not too long ago which I wouldn't be surprised is related to this.

It could also be domestic, someone upset about something the government did. That happens from time to time.

I love how the employee that isn't authorized to talk to the media has been identified as an employee that knowingly talked to the media.

//seriously?
//Way to go anonymity.

Vikings?

Let's everybody calm down and find out the race of the person involved before we start calling it "terrorism". Priorities, people.

Don't panic.
It was the sewer that blew up from all that decomposing lutefisk.

What about the Llamas, they're still safe, yes?

Flameysauce: You get two guesses about who did this, and the first one doesn't count.

Your mother?

nekom: Teknowaffle: It is going to be a radical Islamic group plain and simple. There was a suicide bombing in Sweden not too long ago which I wouldn't be surprised is related to this.

It could also be domestic, someone upset about something the government did. That happens from time to time.

It's because Norway's one of them godless atheist socialist countries. GAWD won't protect the godless folk - even if they is white.

// whatever the reason, 't ain't worth loss of life

Yeah, who could it be? I'll bet it has absolutely NOTHING to do with stuff like this...

Norway charges radical cleric for death threats

(AP) - Jul 12, 2011

OSLO, Norway (AP) - A Norwegian prosecutor has filed terror charges against an Iraqi-born cleric for threatening Norwegian politicians with death if he's deported from the Nordic country.

The indictment, obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, centers on statements that Mullah Krekar - the founder of the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam - made to various media, including American network NBC.

Norway ordered Krekar deported in 2005 after declaring him a national security threat, but the decision was suspended amid worries he would face execution or torture in Iraq.

At a news conference in June 2010, Krekar said that if he's deported to Iraq and is killed there, Norwegian officials would meet the same fate. He singled out former asylum policy minister Erna Solberg.

Prosecutor Marit Bakkevik said Krekar's statements violated Norwegian terror laws and were meant to force authorities to halt the deportation order and to instill fear in Norwegian society.

The indictment also highlights comments Krekar made to NBC's news program "The Wanted" in 2009. Krekar told the program the American people deserved the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and he condoned suicide bombings against Americans in Iraq. Bakkevik said the statements amounted to incitement of such attacks.

Krekar's defense lawyer, Brynjar Meling, told the AP that his client welcomes the opportunity to refute the charges in court. "His position is that he is not guilty on any of the charges," Meling said.

He said Krekar's statements were taken out of context and that he had been speaking in general terms about the punishment prescribed by Islam for a variety of crimes.

"He has not meant to threaten anyone. And he is not in a position to ... put any power behind any threats," Meling said.

Krekar, born Najm al-Din Faraj Ahmad, founded Ansar al-Islam while a refugee in Norway. The group is listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and others. It is suspected of having carried out suicide bombings against coalition forces in Iraq.

Krekar has said he no longer leads Ansar al-Islam, and denies links to al-Qaida.

Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

I guess it's pretty serious.