A teenage Norwegian hitman has been convicted of plotting to carry out an assassination in the UK on behalf of an Iran-backed gang.
Johannes Natland, 18 at the time, flew from Stavanger, south-west Norway, to Britain to kill a target in return for £21,000, the Old Bailey was told.
He was thwarted when he was arrested in a hotel room in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on March 19 last year, two days after his arrival.
Police found a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition in his possession, as well as £2,000 in cash, the court heard.
Prosecuting, Alistair Richardson said Natland was
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