{"id":29279,"date":"2012-06-28T20:30:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T03:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=29279"},"modified":"2012-06-28T20:30:13","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T03:30:13","slug":"al-qaida-trains-norwegian-to-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/al-qaida-trains-norwegian-to-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Qaida Trains Norwegian to Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials from three European security agencies said.<\/p>\n
Western intelligence officials have long feared such a scenario \u2014 a convert to Islam who is trained in terrorist methods and can blend in easily in Europe and the United States, traveling without visa restrictions.<\/p>\n
Officials from three European security agencies confirmed Monday the man is “operational,” meaning he has completed his training and is about to receive a target. All spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n