Norwegian embassy in Kabul threatened

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 22 -- Norway's Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that a terrorist threat has been made again Norway's embassy in Kabul, according to reports reaching here from Oslo.
Before last Monday's terrorist attack at the Serena Hotel in Kabul, the Norwegian embassy in Kabul received information from local authorities about a threat directed at several targets in Kabul and the Norwegian embassy was one of them, a spokesman of Norwegian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
He added that the information about threat had been passed on to Norwegian police and intelligence officials, who are responsible for handling such reports. The embassy remained open, with around 10 Norwegian diplomats and several local employees on staff.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, with a Norwegian delegation, was staying at the Serena hotel when the hotel was attacked by terrorists last Monday. A Norwegian journalist was killed and an employee of Norway's Foreign Ministry was seriously wounded in the attack.