Overview
- Officers arrested a driver after a high-speed chase toward Orkanger that ended when the vehicle was stopped with a spike strip.
- Police say they initially observed two people in a car near the synagogue; the second individual left the scene and remains at large.
- A large cordon was established around the synagogue, with officers in protective gear and a drone deployed as part of the operation.
- The head of Trondheim’s Jewish community confirmed an ongoing police action at the synagogue and said the situation remained unresolved.
- Authorities opened an investigation and noted the response comes during heightened protections for Jewish sites after the Oslo embassy attack and a separate incident at a Michigan synagogue earlier Thursday.