Norway temporarily shuts embassy in Pakistan (Extra)

Oslo - Norway on Thursday said it has decided to close its embassy in Pakistan until Friday, citing the general security situation and an assessment of the threat situation. A Norwegian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman contacted by the German Press Agency dpa declined to offer further details or state if embassy staff had been evacuated. A Swedish newspaper last week reported on the arrest of a man who allegedly plotted to bomb western embassies in Islamabad, including the Norwegian and Swedish embassies. Pakistani officials denied the Aftonbladet newspaper report.

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