[1] On 21 September, the Icelandic police arrested two individuals and seized dozens of firearms, including semi-automatic pistols and 3D-printed weapons, along with large amount of ammunition during a search in nine different locations.
[2][3][4] The individuals further discussed murdering several high profile individuals, including Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources,[5] Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir [is], the chairman of the workers union Efling [is], and Gunnar Smári Egilsson, the chairman of the Icelandic Socialist Party.
[6] On 9 December 2022, the two men where formally charged with attempted terrorism and weapons violations.
[7] The terrorism charges against the men, now publicly identified as Sindri Snær Birgisson and Ísidór Nathansson, were dismissed in March 2023.
[13] In an interview with Stöð 2, National Police Commissioner Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir [is], stated that there was no reason to raise the risk assessment due to threat of terrorism in the country following the arrests as the danger had surpassed.