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Armed Man Has Been Barricaded Inside Home on Troms Island for More Than 36 Hours

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police said they had established dialogue with a man barricaded inside a home on Dyrøy in Troms after responding to a welfare check.
  • The man allegedly threatened police with a weapon and fired a shot toward officers during the overnight standoff.
  • Roads near the site remain closed, police reinforcements have arrived, and Dyrøy municipality has activated its crisis team.

Police have established contact with a man who has been barricaded inside a home on Dyrøy in Troms for more than 36 hours, but the standoff remains unresolved.

“We have had contact and a dialogue. At present, there is no solution to the situation, but we are working on the case,” operations leader Eirik Kileng told Nordlys.

Police first went to the residence at about 6 p.m. Tuesday for a welfare check. They withdrew after the person inside threatened them with what officers understood to be a firearm. Just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, the person fired one shot toward police, according to authorities.

Police said they would remain at the scene until the situation was resolved and under control. The road in the area is closed, with only emergency vehicles allowed through. Oslo Police District has provided assistance, although police have not specified what that assistance involves. Officers have also had to rotate during the prolonged operation.

Dyrøy municipality has activated its crisis team in response to the incident.

We have had contact and a dialogue. At present, there is no solution to the situation, but we are working on the case.

· Eirik KilengThe police operations leader described the status of the standoff to Nordlys.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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