Norway: Convict sentenced to 21 years in prison for attacking a mosque in Barom

Oslo: A man convicted of attacking a mosque in the Norwegian city of Barom has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

According to foreign media reports, last year the culprit Philip Manshaus had carried out a terrorist attack on a mosque on Eid-ul-Adha in Behrum city.

No one was killed in the attack on the mosque, but Philip was apprehended by a Pakistani national and handed over to local police.

Yesterday, a local Norwegian court sentenced the convict to 21 years in prison.

According to the report, the longest imprisonment under Norwegian law is 22 years.