NewsMissing Norwegian linked to deadly Hezbollah supply chain

Missing Norwegian linked to deadly Hezbollah supply chain

A mysterious disappearance. He is suspected of supporting Hezbollah
A mysterious disappearance. He is suspected of supporting Hezbollah
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Sara Bounaoui

26 September 2024 15:56

In Norway, a man who was allegedly connected to the deliveries of telecommunication equipment for the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah has gone missing. Recently, many important members of this group were killed due to explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies.

The police in the capital of Norway, Oslo, received a report about the man's disappearance. His employer had been unable to contact him for a week.

The missing Norwegian's boss reported his concerns to PST officers, the Police Security Service, a government agency responsible for counterintelligence.

According to current findings, the missing person was supposed to attend a business conference in Boston last week. It has been confirmed that he entered the USA, but there has been no trace of him since then.

- The report about the disappearance reached us yesterday. A representative of the Norwegian police, Mari Elise Bunes Myhrer, mentioned in an interview with the "Verdens Gang" newspaper that an international missing person notice had been issued through Interpol today.

The missing Norwegian was connected with supplying electronics to Hezbollah

The missing Norwegian appears in Bulgarian records as the founder and owner of a company that supplied walkie-talkies and pagers to Hezbollah. These devices were supposed to be manufactured in Taiwan, but the patent owner denied that the equipment was produced in his factories.

From Taiwan, the electronic devices made their way to Europe through a company registered in Hungary, and then they ended up in Bulgaria. Intelligence services in Sofia deny having any knowledge of the illegal activity of the Norwegian-owned company.

Attack in Lebanon. Electronics exploded

A series of explosions swept through Libya and Syria in mid-September. Over 3,000 pages, which had been fitted with explosive charges during production, exploded. According to official data, Israeli intelligence knew in advance that they would reach members of Hezbollah, an organization hostile to Israel and supported by Iran.

Dozens of people were killed, including a child standing next to its father, and over 4,000 were injured, which is significantly more than the number of devices. Among the victims were also members of Hezbollah, which blamed Israel for the attack and announced retaliation.