Norway to Hold Russian Accused In Stabbing
A court in Norway has ordered the detention of a
Russian national ahead of his trial for allegedly stabbing a woman at a
supermarket in Oslo that police say was the start of a plan to kill several
people.
The Oslo District Court handed down its ruling on
January 19, saying the 20-year-old Russian should remain in custody until his
trial.
The stabbing occurred on January 17 at a grocery
store in central Oslo. The victim, who remains hospitalized in a critical
condition, was paying for her groceries when attacked.
Norway's PST domestic intelligence agency is
investigating the stabbing as a terror-related attack.
Police have said the suspect, who traveled to Norway
from Russia via Sweden on the day of the attack, “wanted to kill several
people” and they are investigating whether he has any ties to Islamic
extremists.
Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has reported the
man is from Russia's Bashkortostan region, close to Kazakhstan.
