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The Office of the National Police Commissioner has issued a warning to the Chief of the Police of the Nordic countries and their offices notifying that they may be formally requesting assistance from the police agencies there. This is due to the European Council summit that will be held in Reykjavík this spring. If a foreign assistance is formally requested, this would be the first time it is done in relation to the meetings.

Violence is extremely rare in the tiny European country, which has topped the Global Peace Index since being included in its rankings in 2008.

Four men suspected of targeting “various institutions of society” and “citizens of the state” in Iceland have been arrested following an unprecedented investigation into an alleged terrorist plot. Karl Steinar Valsson, the national commissioner of the Icelandic police, did not reveal much about the nature of the targets, but suggested they may have included the parliament and police.

POLICE in Iceland have arrested four people suspected of preparing a terrorist attack.A stash of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition were seize

Police probing possible links to foreign extremists after large-scale operation, say targets may have included parliament of small nation considered among world's most peaceful