Summary
A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested for allegedly spying for Russia and Iran while working as a security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo.
Norway’s domestic intelligence agency, PST, suspects him of activities damaging to national security and found evidence of his communications with a handler.
The man admitted to collecting and sharing information but denies espionage charges.
He is also a security and preparedness student at Arctic University, which has seen prior espionage cases.
Norway is increasing border security amid tensions with Russia.
I don’t remember when, but I’m sure this happened a while ago, as I remember reading about it in our domestic papers. August, maybe? A few months ago, at least.
EDIT: Ah, I see he admitted to it. I guess that’s the update. The arrest was, as mentioned, long ago.