Nav employee in Tromsø attacked at work – news Troms and Finnmark

This is confirmed by operations manager in the Troms police district, Henrik Melbø. – We are working on an investigation, and are sending out more resources. But as of now, we do not consider it to be a danger to the public, he says to news. – One of our employees who was on his way to work today and who was more or less unprovoked attacked by a motorist who was driving in the area. The employee had some substance sprayed in his face or something was thrown in his face. The driver of the car got out of the car, says Nav boss Geir Jakobsen to iTromsø. – It is blocked off because you are unsure of what substance it was and want to be sure about this before you pass in and out, Jakobsen tells the newspaper. The employee has been taken to hospital, and it is unknown whether the person has sustained any physical injuries. At 09.53 the police report the incident at X. They write that they are working to identify the perpetrator, and that they have no reason to believe that there is a danger to the public. The police in Tromsø reported at 08.39 that the emergency services are on the scene outside Nav in Tromsø. – Report that two people have been in a possible fight. The perpetrator has left the scene in a white car. Witnesses to the incident are asked to call 02800, the police write. It was Thursday morning that a Nav employee was attacked on his way to work. Photo: Harald Albrigtsen. / news Operations manager Henrik Melsbø tells news Just after 8 o’clock today we received a report that an employee in the hub had been sprayed in the face with an unknown substance. happened outside the nav building. I had no control over the perpetrator, he disappeared soon after the situation. working with additional research, sending out more resources, but for now no danger to the general public. Damage to the injured person has not been ruled out, and he is being treated in hospital. We are now awaiting an explanation from the aggrieved party as to what led to the incident, then we will make an investigation based on that explanation. Threats against employees. not known. Evacuated to rule out the possibility of a dangerous substance, our indications indicate that it is not and we will most likely end the evacuation very soon. Published 13.06.2024, at 09.40 Updated 13.06.2024, at 10.03



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