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30 September 2022 at 18:39 The police increase security around critical infrastructure – the defense is assisting Against the backdrop of the security policy situation, the police are taking further measures to be able to prevent and avert criminal acts or other unwanted incidents in Norway. This is what the Norwegian Police Directorate writes in a press release. – The police’s most important job is to keep the population safe. The security policy situation is taken very seriously, and the police are prepared to contribute to creating security as part of society’s overall preparedness, comments Director of Emergency Preparedness Tone Vangen in the Norwegian Police Directorate. Vangen nevertheless says that there is no concrete threat to Norway. – But the police have implemented several measures to ensure the best possible preparedness in an uncertain time. The measures are about helping to reduce vulnerability and increase security around socially critical infrastructure, she explains. The police have requested assistance from the Armed Forces for guard duty. There can be both visible and non-visible measures in various places, says the message.



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