Two people arrested by special forces in Akureyri
Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Police arrested two people at a residential building in Akureyri with assistance from the national police commissioner’s special forces.
- Police did not disclose the reason for the arrests.
- Both people have since been released.
Two people were arrested in Akureyri during an operation supported by the national police commissioner’s special forces.
The arrests took place at a residential building on Engimýri shortly after 1 p.m. The operation involved the police in Northeast Iceland and the special forces.
Heimir Harðarson, a duty officer with the Northeast Iceland police, confirmed the arrests but did not disclose why the two people had been detained. He later said both had been released.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. 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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