Norwegian hitman guilty of UK murder plot for gang linked to Iran

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2026-07-29

London (PA Media/dpa) - A teenage hitman from Norway has been found guilty of travelling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran. Talented footballer Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, agreed to shoot an unknown target for ?25,000 ($28,450) in March last year. Two days after arriving in the United Kingdom on a flight from his home in Stavanger, armed police swooped to arrest him at a hotel in Huddersf......

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