Bomb-like object found in Oslo, one detained

Oslo April 9 (IANS) Norwegian police has blocked an area in central Oslo and detained one suspect on Saturday night after they found a bomb-like object.

The suspect was arrested for questioning after the subject was found in Gronland in Oslo Xinhua cited public broadcaster NRK as saying.

There was a police patrol who came across a man they became interested in. In connection with him they found a box with content that police believe is suspicious Svein Arild Jorundland a police commander was quoted as saying.

I can not answer (if is a bomb) but it is an object that is about 30 times 30 centimetres -- that is to say there is big potential for damage but it is of such a nature that we want the bomb group to examine it Jorundland told NRK.

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