Weather alerts ongoing in north and central areas, Oslo police arrest teenager with replica gun and more news from Norway this New Year’s Eve.
Driving conditions remain hazardous in north
Many parts of Norway are continuing to see traffic disruptions related to the wintry weather as we approach New Year’s Eve.
These include a yellow weather alert in the region north of Dovre, related to snow and snowdrift risk.
Parts of central Norway are meanwhile subject to an orange alert due to a risk of avalanches.
Recent days have seen a high frequency of accidents on roads affected by the difficult conditions.
The latest weather alerts can be checked on the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET)’s live website Yr.
READ ALSO: What do Norway’s weather alert levels mean?
Oslo bus passenger detained with replica gun
Police in Oslo arrested on Tuesday evening an individual on board a bus after they were reported to have produced a firearm, broadcaster NRK reported.
“The suspect was arrested on board a bus” in the Carl Berner area, senior officer Bjarne Pedersen stated in a police log.
The individual, a 15-year-old boy, was carrying a replica pistol, police have confirmed.
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Police had earlier responded in heavy numbers to reports that a pistol had been sighted.
The incident follows a shooting at a shopping centre in Oslo earlier this month in which serious casualties were averted.
Liberal leader’s X account hacked
The leader of the Liberal (Venstre) party, Guri Melby, recently fell victim to hackers who took over her X account, newspaper VG reports.
The account displayed the logo of company Flare Network and also published a number of posts relating to it.
Norway’s press authority NSM has been in touch with X to try to correct the issue, a spokesperson told VG.
What changes in January?
The arrival of the new year means a long list of new laws take effect in Norway, because laws are usually adopted to take force in either the following January or July.
We’ve put together a list of key changes in Norway to look out for.