Security at the Israeli Embassy and a main Jewish synagogue in the Norwegian capital have been drastically increased with heightened tensions in the Middle East. Part of a main street through Oslo was closed off to traffic and concrete barricades raised around the Israeli Embassy late Tuesday. Similar steps were taken at the main synagogue in another part of the capital. The Oslo newspaper Aftenposten said today that security was increased because police heard about young Muslim men volunteering to become suicide bombers against Jewish targets. The newspaper said Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen alerted law enforcement officials after learning about supposed terror plans from a member of a mosque where they were discussed. Aftenposten, which did not name a source, said plans discussed included specific targets in Norway and dates.
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