Suspect arrested at Trondheim synagogue after suspicious behavior — police cordon area, search for vehicle

Norwegian police arrested one suspect at a synagogue in Trondheim on Thursday March 12 after investigating suspicious behavior at the site. Police deployed with extensive forces and cordoned large areas around the synagogue. Authorities are searching for a vehicle that left the scene. Security at the Trondheim synagogue had already been heightened following the attack on the American embassy in Oslo on March 8. The incident follows the Michigan synagogue attack on the same day, suggesting a possible pattern of Iranian-linked or inspired targeting of Jewish institutions in Western countries during the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.