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Manhunt under way in Norway after suspects flee police stop-and-search near shul

A service was taking place at the Trondheim synagogue when police tried to stop the suspects

March 13, 2026 12:09
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A manhunt is under way in Norway after two men fled a police stop-and-search near a synagogue in Trondheim on Thursday.

One of the suspects sped away from police in the car they had been travelling in and was arrested after a motorway chase that ended near Svorkmo, about an hour away.

The other suspect leapt out of the car at the scene and ran away on foot, carrying what police said may have been a bag.

A manhunt is now under way for him, although police said on Friday they believed they had identified him and that he did not pose a threat to the synagogue. 

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