al-Qaeda Threat
Norway, South Korea tightens security
AFP, Oslo
Norway and South Korea have raised its level of alert after a message attributed to al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri threatening the interests of several Western and Asian countries, officials said yesterday. The alert was raised from low to moderate, Joern Holme, head of Norway's anti-terrorism services, said in a communique. "When Norway is threatened so directly there is every reason to take the threat seriously," he said, cautioning that Zawahiri was a key al-Qaeda chief who could influence other groups. Security has been tightened around South Korean interests overseas after a new al-Qaeda threat against countries supporting the US-led coalition in Iraq, government officials said Saturday.
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