Norway Issues Search Warrant for Rinson Jose

Norwegian police have issued an international search warrant for Rinson Jose, a Norwegian-Indian man linked to the sale of pagers to Hezbollah that exploded last week, killing at least 39 people and wounding thousands. Jose, who disappeared while on a work trip to the US, is a founder of a Bulgarian company allegedly involved in the pager supply chain. Norway’s security police have initiated a preliminary investigation into whether a Norwegian-owned company was involved in disseminating the booby-trapped pagers. The attacks are widely believed to have been carried out by Israel, which has not confirmed its involvement. Bulgaria, Taiwan, and Hungary are also investigating possible links in the supply chain. Jose’s Norwegian employer, DN Media Group, has not been able to reach him since his disappearance.