Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) said on Monday it had found no reason to continue investigating Norwegian links to the supply of booby traps to Hezbollah in Lebanon, which exploded in September, killing dozens. people and injuring thousands.
Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon on September 17 and 18, 2024, killing at least 37 people, injuring nearly 3,000 others and sowing panic. These devices exploded while their users were shopping in supermarkets or walking in the street, plunging the country into panic. Israel acknowledged its responsibility in this attack.
Norwegian police had launched a preliminary investigation into any Norwegian links in the case, after it was revealed that a Norwegian was listed as the owner of a Bulgarian company under investigation in Bulgaria for possible links to this case “The overall assessment of the findings of the investigation indicates that there is no basis for opening a regular investigation within the framework of our mandate,” said police lawyer Haris. Hrenovica, to Reuters on Monday, through his spokesperson He did not give further details. The PST is a counter-espionage and counter-terrorism agency.
The Bulgarian security agency (DANS) declared on September 20 that it had “established indisputably” that none of the pagers used in the attack in Lebanon had been manufactured or exported from Bulgaria. The Norwegian owner of the Bulgarian company under investigation in Bulgaria, Rinson Jose, 39, left Norway for the United States on September 17, the first day the pagers went off in Lebanon. He had worked in sales for a Norwegian employer, the DN Media group, which filed a missing complaint with the police. Police said they closed the missing case on Nov. 5 after Rinson Jose contacted the employer.
Norwegian authorities have not revealed Mr. Jose’s whereabouts. When Reuters called his Norwegian phone number on Monday, a voice message said the phone was turned off. He did not respond to a request for comment on WhatsApp.
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Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) said on Monday it had found no reason to continue investigating Norwegian links to the supply of booby traps to Hezbollah in Lebanon, which exploded in September, killing dozens. people and injuring thousands.Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon on 17…
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