The man in his 50s, who was arrested on Monday and charged with terrorist threats, has been requested to be detained for four weeks. Police attorney Jørgen Henriksen confirms this to news. The person must have called in a threat and placed a bag at the Nav office in Åsane storsenter. The police set up an evacuation zone 200 meters away. He is a Norwegian citizen and lives in Bergen municipality. This was the backpack that triggered full expression. Photo: Anna Ciepla The arrest took place in his car, south of Bergen. The man pleads guilty. Reported threat The prison meeting will take place on Tuesday afternoon. The police justify the remand with the risk of recidivism. – We believe that there is a qualified risk of similar crime. We therefore believe that detention is necessary to prevent this. The man is also charged with several matters, but we cannot go into detail about this yet, says Henriksen. It was Anna Cieapla who notified the guard at the center about the rucksack. Photo: Thomas Gangstøe According to NTB, the police prosecutor confirms that the charge against the man applies to even more cases of threats. According to him, the man has sent threatening letters to several recipients. The message on Monday contained information that there was a bomb in a stairwell at the Nav office. There must have been a security guard on site who located the rucksack. Nav employees affected On Tuesday, employees at the Nav office are back at work. The county director of Nav Vestland, Bjarte Hysing-Olsen, tells news. Before the office opened its doors for the day, union representatives invited a meeting to answer questions from the employees. – It is clear that it is a burden for the employees. All such incidents make us uneasy, and all such incidents are very unfortunate for the working environment. But it is all the more important that we gather, so that employees feel that it is safe to return to work. Hysing-Olsen says that they have routines for following up employees after threats like this. Published 24.09.2024, at 10.34 Updated 24.09.2024, at 11.24
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Will remand man after bomb threat against Nav in Åsane – news Vestland
