Four Russians arrested in Norway: they were taking photos of prohibited places

Four Russian citizens – three men and a woman – were arrested in central Norway after their arrest Taking pictures of things that should not be photographedPolice said on Monday.

“It has been determined that persons associated with this vehicle were seen photographing facilities prohibited from taking photographs,” the Norwegian National Police said in a statement on Monday.

Agents found “relatively extensive filming equipment and materials” after ordering them to stop their car on October 11. The police did not disclose what they photographed. The four arrived in Norway from Finland, according to police, who added that the detainees claimed to be tourists. Their names have not been published.

Last Friday, the District Court in Helgeland (North) authorized his preventive detention for seven days while investigations continue to determine whether there were indeed images of protected facilities among the images.

The authorities have indicated that at the present time No link created Two more cases of Russian detainees In other parts of Norway after police found drones in their possession. Several drone sightings have been reported near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms in recent weeks.

Last Friday, police arrested a 51-year-old Russian citizen at Tromso-Langnes Airport who was seen taking pictures and found in his possession a drone and pictures of military helicopters.

The day before, another man who police said was carrying two drones, large amounts of encrypted photographic material and three passports was intercepted at the Storskog Pass on the Russia-Norway border.

According to the media of the Scandinavian country, in the context of sanctions against Moscow, all aviation-related activities for Russian citizens, including flying drones, are prohibited.

Police declined to give further details “due to the nature of the case”.

Security was tightened around the main power, internet and electricity infrastructure after that The underwater explosions Last month it caused the rupture of two gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea It was built to ship Russian gas to Germany.

The explosions occurred in both Sweden and Denmark, in international waters, but within the exclusive economic zones of both countries. Damaged Nord Stream pipelines have dumped massive amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the air.

(With information from EFE and AP)

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