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Norwegian teenager jailed for 20 years over plot to kill in UK for crime gang
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Johannes Kongsnes Natland, a 19-year-old Norwegian, was jailed for 20 years, according to Sky News, the Guardian and an AP report carried by Breitbart. The Guardian and AP say he agreed to shoot an unknown target for €25,000 and was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and ammunition. The AP report says he was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder and admitted possessing the weapons but said he did not want to go through with the plan. Citing counterterrorism officers, the AP report says the Swedish group that recruited him has links to the Iranian government. The BBC reports that he travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a hit.
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Johannes Natland, 19, a Norwegian, was jailed for 20 years for travelling to the UK to carry out a murder.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- Sky News
- Far Right
- Breitbart News
He agreed to shoot an unknown target for €25,000 (about £21,500).
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- The Guardian
- Far Right
- Breitbart News
He was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and ammunition.
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- The Guardian
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- Breitbart News
Counterterrorism officers say the gang that recruited him has links to the Iranian government.
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He was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder and admitted possessing the guns but said he did not want to go through with the plan.
One outletBreitbart News· Far Right
How each side tells it
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The three sides report that Johannes Natland, 19, a Norwegian, travelled to Britain to carry out a paid killing for a crime gang. The main difference is emphasis: center headlines call him a hitman and the case a murder plot, while the Guardian and Breitbart tie the gang to Iran.
the left
1 outlet
The Guardian headline says the teenager was hired by an Iranian crime gang and leads with the 20-year sentence, stating the Iran link without attribution.
Norwegian teenager hired as hitman by Iranian crime gang jailed for 20 years
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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Sky and BBC headlines call him a hitman and the case a murder plot, with BBC headlining detention and Sky the 20-year sentence.
Norwegian teenage hitman who flew to UK to commit murder jailed
Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines the right
2 outlets
Breitbart's own headline, over an AP report, names an Iranian contract killing and leads with the sentence, stating the Iran link more firmly than the other outlets do.
Norwegian Teen Sentenced to 20 Years For Attempting Loaded modifier“Iranian Contract Killing”The report says only that the gang has links to Iran, while the headline makes the killing itself Iranian.More neutral: Contract Killing for an Iran-Linked GangDisagree with this highlight? in UK
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Iranian Contract Killing
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Iranian Contract KillingMore neutral: Contract Killing for an Iran-Linked Gang
The report says only that the gang has links to Iran, while the headline makes the killing itself Iranian.
Norwegian Teen Sentenced to 20 Years For Attempting Iranian Contract Killing in UK
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- Iran-backed gang
- hired as a hitman
- €25,000 payment
- talented footballer
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- The GuardianLeft
Norwegian teenager hired as hitman by Iranian crime gang jailed for 20 years
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition A teenage hitman who travelled from Norway to the UK with the intention of carrying out a murder on behalf of an Iran-backed international crime gang has been jailed for 20 years. …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- hitman label
- flew to UK for murder
- murder plot
- 20-year sentence
Leaves out
- €25,000 payment
- guns found at arrest
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- BBC NewsCenter
Norwegian teen 'hitman' detained for UK murder plot
Johannes Natland, 19, travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a "hit" in March last year.
- Sky NewsCenter
Norwegian teenage hitman who flew to UK to commit murder jailed
A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed gang has been jailed for 20 years.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- Iranian contract killing
- 20-year sentence
- Iran-linked crime gang
- his claim he did not want to go through with it
Leaves out
- footballer background reported by the Guardian
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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Norwegian Teen Sentenced to 20 Years For Attempting Loaded modifier“Iranian Contract Killing”The report says only that the gang has links to Iran, while the headline makes the killing itself Iranian.More neutral: Contract Killing for an Iran-Linked GangDisagree with this highlight? in UK
Norwegian teenager convicted of traveling to Britain for contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran sentenced.
Also published by New York Post. It counts once.
Norwegian teen hitman sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting murder in UK for Iran-linked gang
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1 day 1 hr later
Its first report, Oct 16, 8:40 AM EDT
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Sky News, Oct 15, 7:16 AM EDT
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Its first report, Oct 16, 10:49 AM EDT
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- Sky NewsCenterOct 15, 7:16 AM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 16, 7:09 AM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 16, 8:40 AM EDT
- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 16, 10:49 AM EDT
- New York PostRightOct 17, 4:13 AM EDT
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