Iranians Expelled by Norway Over Siege
Norway has expelled eight of the 11 Iranians convicted of storming their country’s Oslo embassy last autumn and taking several people hostage, government officials said Friday.
An Oslo court on Dec. 22 sentenced the 11 to six months in prison for forcibly entering the embassy, vandalism, and holding seven embassy staff members hostage in a three-hour siege that ended peacefully when they surrendered to police.
Eight of the Iranians--all members of an exile group opposed to the rule of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini--were expelled to Sweden, France and West Germany, where they already hold resident visas, officials said.
The remaining three have requested asylum in Norway. Their cases will be decided next week, Justice Ministry officials said.
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