Threat assessment is unchanged (kl.13 44) – Bergens Tidende

Threat assessment is unchanged (kl.13 44) – Bergens Tidende

– We are still working full time with the matter. The assessment of the threat remains unchanged, says senior adviser Martin Bernsen PST said.

He says police have received large amounts of tips, and that they are working to review these.

– We has a large supply of information that we are going through and have some information we are trying to verify. There are still unanswered questions, as we try to find answers, said Bernsen.

He would not comment on whether pst know who is behind the threat, or where they reside.

PST said Sunday that the terrorist threat against Norway is still serious, but “slightly reduced”. Tuesday police began a phase of their increased readiness.

Police Directorate has called for a press conference on the threat situation clock 16

– Normal staffing

Police decreases from today contingency in connection with the terrorist threat, lighted police director Odd Reidar Humlegård at a press conference yesterday afternoon. He then informed that the police districts received a new operation orders Monday at 18

– There are still arming of the police, but we provide guidelines for the visible presence of police shall be taken down and reduced, said police director.

Police chief Geir Gudmundsen in Hordaland Police say it will be less visible armed police at the Bergen International Airport and railway station.

– We are moving towards a more normal staffing. But travelers should still expect more stringent entry checks than normal, he said.

Cost million

Humlegård stated that the increased response has cost tens of million just within the police. Gudmundsen says he does not have a figure on what the response has cost here locally.

– The economy we take when this is resolved. Police Directorate has said that this should be treated in the middle, so we’ll see. We are not promised money, he said.

Mobile Police may still be used in police districts to guard, patrol and observation, something they have been used for the past few days.

– We turn the focus the police more of the intelligence and analysis and border and immigration control, says Humlegård.

He points out that the police should be able to step up again quickly if threats change. Police national emergency resources, such as police emergency squad, sniffer dogs and the police helicopter, kept at the same level. Also assistance resources from defense maintained at the same level.

Continues border

Police are now considering threat level lower than before the light of the recent threat assessment PST presented. It will still be made border controls.

– The message is that people must travel as normal. If it takes control, it may take some more time, says head of section for international police cooperation in the Police Department, John Ståle Stamnes.