Norwegian police said Thursday they had defused a potentially devastating letter bomb that had been sent to a police station, a rare incident in the tranquil Scandinavian country.

The Ski police station, located southeast of Oslo, was evacuated early Wednesday after an employee alerted superiors to a suspicious package.

It turned out to contain a homemade bomb primed to explode when the package was opened.

"A real bomb that could, and was designed to, harm people," police commissioner Steven Hasseldal told reporters.

"This is a very serious crime. We consider it an attack against the police that could have caused a lot of damage," he said.

A bomb disposal unit defused the device. Police said they had no suspects at this stage.

This type of incident is extremely rare in Norway, where police are generally respected and where officers are usually unarmed.

Norwegian police said Thursday they had defused a potentially devastating letter bomb that had been sent to a police station, a rare incident in the tranquil Scandinavian country.

Norwegian police said Thursday they had defused a potentially devastating letter bomb that had been sent to a police station, a rare incident in the tranquil Scandinavian country. The Ski police station, located southeast of Oslo, was evacuated early Wednesday after an employee alerted superiors to a suspicious package. It turned out to contain a homemade bomb primed to explode when the package was opened. "A real bomb that could, and was designed to, harm people," police commissioner Steven Hasseldal told reporters. "This is a very serious crime. We consider it an attack against the police that could have caused a lot of damage," he said. A bomb disposal unit defused the device. Police said they had no suspects at this stage. This type of incident is extremely rare in Norway, where police are generally respected and where officers are usually unarmed.

Letter bomb sent to Norway police station

The Norwegian police said Tuesday they had closed an investigation into Donald Trump's fake Nobel Peace Prize nomination after failing to identify the person behind it.&nbsp;

The Norwegian Nobel Institute filed a police report earlier this year after receiving a seemingly fraudulent nomination of the US president for the prestigious prize.

Suspicion mounted that the nomination was submitted by a person suspected of committing identity fraud to appear legitimate, as only a select group of individuals -- including members of parliament and government, former laureates and some university professors -- are entitled to propose names.&nbsp;

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"The case was closed because the police lack information about the culprit," Tone Bysting, an Oslo police official, told AFP.&nbsp;

"We haven't been able to find the (real) identity" of the person behind this "openly fraudulent" nomination, she added.&nbsp;

While the US president's nomination is dropped this year, Trump still has a chance next year as a group of 18 House Republicans have nominated him to the Norwegian Nobel Committee "in recognition of his work to end the Korean War, denuclearise the Korean peninsula and bring peace to the region".

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, after his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, also said in late April that Trump deserved the award for his denuclearisation efforts.&nbsp;

A Nobel nomination does not necessarily constitute a nod from the Norwegian Nobel Institute since it accepts all applications as long as they are valid.&nbsp;

It said it had received 329 valid nominations for the 2018 prize, which is to be awarded in early October.&nbsp;

The Norwegian police said Tuesday they had closed an investigation into Donald Trump's fake Nobel Peace Prize nomination after failing to identify the person behind it

The Norwegian police said Tuesday they had closed an investigation into Donald Trump's fake Nobel Peace Prize nomination after failing to identify the person behind it. The Norwegian Nobel Institute filed a police report earlier this year after receiving a seemingly fraudulent nomination of the US president for the prestigious prize. Suspicion mounted that the nomination was submitted by a person suspected of committing identity fraud to appear legitimate, as only a select group of individuals -- including members of parliament and government, former laureates and some university professors -- are entitled to propose names. Also read: This is why Trump could win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Boris Johnson "The case was closed because the police lack information about the culprit," Tone Bysting, an Oslo police official, told AFP. "We haven't been able to find the (real) identity" of the person behind this "openly fraudulent" nomination, she added. While the US president's nomination is dropped this year, Trump still has a chance next year as a group of 18 House Republicans have nominated him to the Norwegian Nobel Committee "in recognition of his work to end the Korean War, denuclearise the Korean peninsula and bring peace to the region". South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, after his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, also said in late April that Trump deserved the award for his denuclearisation efforts. A Nobel nomination does not necessarily constitute a nod from the Norwegian Nobel Institute since it accepts all applications as long as they are valid. It said it had received 329 valid nominations for the 2018 prize, which is to be awarded in early October.

Trump's fake Nobel nomination to remain a mystery

Norwegian police set off a controlled explosion of a &quot;bomb-like device&quot; found in central Oslo on Saturday, and a suspect is being held in custody, police told reporters.

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A Reuters reporter described a loud bang shortly after the arrival of Oslo&#39;s bomb squad.

&quot;The noise from the blast was louder than our explosives themselves would cause,&quot; a police spokesman said, while adding that further investigation would be conducted at the scene.

The device had appeared to be capable of causing only a limited amount of damage, the police said earlier.

Police declined to give information about the suspect.

Oslo&#39;s Groenland area, a multi-ethnic neighborhood that is home to popular bars and restaurants as well as several mosques, is also where the city&#39;s main police station is located, less than a kilometer away from where the device was found.

In neighboring Sweden, a truck on Friday plowed into crowds in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what police said was an apparent terror attack.

In 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik set off a car bomb in Oslo that killed eight people and destroyed Norway&#39;s government headquarters, before going on a shooting rampage that killed 69 people at nearby Utoeya island.

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Police said they had set off a controlled explosion of a 'bomb-like device' found in central Oslo on Saturday

Norwegian police set off a controlled explosion of a "bomb-like device" found in central Oslo on Saturday, and a suspect is being held in custody, police told reporters. BREAKING: Norwegian police say man arrested, area cordoned off after 'bomb-like' device found in capital. — The Associated Press (@AP) April 8, 2017 × A Reuters reporter described a loud bang shortly after the arrival of Oslo's bomb squad. "The noise from the blast was louder than our explosives themselves would cause," a police spokesman said, while adding that further investigation would be conducted at the scene. The device had appeared to be capable of causing only a limited amount of damage, the police said earlier. Police declined to give information about the suspect. Oslo's Groenland area, a multi-ethnic neighborhood that is home to popular bars and restaurants as well as several mosques, is also where the city's main police station is located, less than a kilometer away from where the device was found. In neighboring Sweden, a truck on Friday plowed into crowds in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what police said was an apparent terror attack. In 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik set off a car bomb in Oslo that killed eight people and destroyed Norway's government headquarters, before going on a shooting rampage that killed 69 people at nearby Utoeya island. (Reuters)

Norway police find 'bomb-like' device, arrest suspect