international
Jury fails to reach verdict in Norwegian 'hitman' trial
Key takeaways
- Julia Quenzler Johannes Natland was remanded in custody until a retrial can take place.
- Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, allegedly agreed with the Swedish Foxes gang to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (£21,500) in March last year.
- Two days after arriving in the UK, armed police swooped to arrest him at a hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and seized two guns and 12 live bullets.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Julia Quenzler Johannes Natland was remanded in custody until a retrial can take place. A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Norwegian teenager accused of travelling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran.
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, allegedly agreed with the Swedish Foxes gang to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (£21,500) in March last year.
Two days after arriving in the UK, armed police swooped to arrest him at a hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and seized two guns and 12 live bullets.
Article preview — originally published by BBC World. Full story at the source.
Read full story on BBC World →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from BBC World alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop