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Norway Makes Country’s Largest-Ever Cocaine Seizure in Oslo

April 3, 2023
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Police made the largest-ever cocaine seizure in Norway when they discovered 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of the drug in boxes of fruit in Oslo, officials said. Norwegian news agency NTB said late Thursday that the drugs were found this week following a tipoff from German police who seized 1,200 kilograms (2,645 pounds) in Potsdam…

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Norway Puts Down Freya the Walrus That Drew Oslo Crowds

August 16, 2022
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BERLIN—Authorities in Norway have euthanized a walrus that had drawn crowds of spectators in the Oslo Fjord after concluding that it posed a risk to humans. The 600-kilogram (1,320-pound) female walrus, known affectionately as Freya, became a popular attraction in Norway in recent weeks, despite warnings from officials that people should refrain from getting close…

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Norway: Oslo Shooting Suspect Still Won’t Talk to Police

July 2, 2022
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A man held over a deadly weekend shooting in Oslo is still refusing to talk to police, making it hard to establish whether he had any accomplices, Norwegian authorities said on June 29. Zaniar Matapour, a 43-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested shortly after June 25’s predawn shooting in the Norwegian capital’s…

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2 Dead, Several ‘Seriously Injured’ in Oslo Nightclub Shooting

June 25, 2022
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Two people are dead and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Oslo in the early hours of Saturday morning, Norwegian police said. The shooting took place outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar and nightclub, in the center of the Norwegian capital, Reuters reported. According to local…

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