Icelandic authorities had been investigating the group of men for weeks. On Wednesday, four were arrested, and two remain in police custody, in an operation that included the Viking Squad, Iceland’s special forces group, according to the country’s press. Suspected conspiracy to commit a terrorist act was the reason for the arrest and, according to police, the men were planning attacks on government offices. Which were not detailed.
The men, all in their twenties, may be linked to far-right groups. According to Icelandic newspapers, “fanatical propaganda” idolizing Anders Breivik, the Norwegian far-right terrorist who carried out the attacks in Norway that killed 77 people and injured 51 others on July 22, 2011, was found in his possession.
In addition, at a press conference, the police explained that there was a suspicion that this group manufactured firearms using 3D technology. During the searches in Kopavogur and Mosfellsbær, dozens of weapons and thousands of ammunition were seized.
According to the national police commissioner, Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, there is no danger of another terrorist plot. “We don’t know of any other threats at this time.”
Source: Observadora
