Detained 51 years old.
In Norway arrested and taken into custody a Russian citizen suspected of illegal intelligence activities on the territory of the state.
According to Reuters, citing a police statement, the man was detained at the Oslo airport on Friday evening.
According to the report, in custody, he will be in for two weeks “due to the risk of destruction of evidence.”
Earlier this week, the detainee attended a workshop on digital technologies in the Norwegian Parliament.
According to the Norwegian news Agency NTB.no, the seminar was held on Thursday and Friday with administrative officials, legislative bodies from 34 countries, according to Bloomberg.
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reports that the detained 51 years old.
“Interfax” citing a “diplomatic source” reported that the Norwegian authorities officially informed the Russian party about the detention of a Russian citizen.
“We have been informed about the detention of Russians through diplomatic channels,” – said the source.
Previously Switzerland has demanded from Russia to immediately stop the illegal activities of the spy on its territory.