Police investigate dangerous and toxic substance found in apartment

A few hours later, the person felt unwell, and the police were contacted.

Latest: Just before 8 p.m., the police inform the incident leader that the person who reported the incident and got the drug on him has been charged in the case, writes VG.

The charge is for general crime and for having exposed others to danger, writes Avisa Oslo.

– He will be questioned and has been given the status of suspect and charged in a case. We want him to tell us what he has done and in what way it has been portrayed. And not least what he has tried to create, writes VG.

The police confirm that they tested positive for a toxic substance.

– The substance that has been discovered is dangerous to life. You can die from it, says task leader Tore Barstad to VG.

The work starts

The police state that they will start clean-up work in the block in question.

– The necessary procedures for this will be followed, and estimated at approx. 2 hours, they write in the police press service.

The police state that they have “good indications” of what kind of substance is involved, but will not go into detail about this.

The police’s task leader Tore Barstad will not say what kind of substance is involved, but that according to the person who reported the case, it must be a toxic and dangerous substance.

– This is a substance that we describe as extremely toxic and very dangerous. When we receive such telephone inquiries, there are procedures for how to extract a patient, clean him and transport him to hospital in a safe manner.

– Only the imagination sets limits on what it can be used for. Here, someone has done something that has not been wise and ended up in a predicament, says the task leader.

The police security service (PST) has been made aware of the case, they confirm opposite VG.

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Quick test gave no answer

At 18.42 the police stated that they were waiting for a response to a rapid test. Task leader Barstad says that the rapid test did not give a clear answer. The substance is therefore transported for analysis at the Norwegian Defense Research Institute (FFI), which has quickly opened its laboratory.

The task leader will not go into whether this type of substance can be linked to use in acts of terrorism.

Press officer Kathinka Bratberg at FFI tells NTB that they do not comment on ongoing investigations. Nor can she answer when they have an answer to their analyses.

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Three persons

Three people were in the apartment when the police received a report about the case at 5pm on Thursday. All of these have been taken out of the apartment. The person who allegedly got the substance on him is a minor.

The neighbors have been asked to stay in their apartments, and a safe zone has been set up around the building. It is unclear how long they will have to stay in the apartments.

At the same time, the police emphasize that there is no danger to those staying in the area.

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