05-22-2003, 06:56 PM
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USA not the only ones to make mistakes
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Norway stunned by al-Qaeda threat
Norwegians, proud of their role as a global peacemaker, were puzzled and concerned yesterday that a leading al-Qaeda member singled out their country in a terrorist threat.
The Arab television station Al-Jazeera aired an audio tape purportedly by Ayman al-Zawahri, the top lieutenant of Osama bin Laden, urging renewed attacks on the United States, Britain and Australia, which participated in the war against Iraq.
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Norway didn't support the war in Iraq but sent troops and fighter planes to help oust al-Qaeda and the Taliban forces from Afghanistan.
"We were surprised," Norwegian Foreign Ministry spokesman Karsten Klepsvik said, adding that experts were racing to try to figure out why al-Qaeda would want to threaten Norway.
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Others said al-Zawahri may have confused Norway with neighbouring Denmark, which supported the US-led war on Iraq by sending a submarine and escort ship.
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