Teenage hitman facing jail over murder plot for Iran-backed gang

Fadingcorroborated10 outlets reported this themselves in 11 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.

original reportingcopies

Fri, 16 October 2026peak 10 reports on Fri, 16 October 2026Sat, 17 October 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 4 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report

newarkadvertiser.co.uk

aol.co.uk

The Guardian World

Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)

N1 Info (Croatia)

El País (Spain)

brfm.net

El Mundo (Spain)

Novinky (Czechia)

Anadolu Agency (AA)

Wirtualna Polska (Poland)

16 Oct, 00:45over 34 hours17 Oct, 10:37

How it spread - 10 original reports, 1 reprint

Fri, 16 October 2026
9 reports
- newarkadvertiser.co.uk00:45first to report
  Teenage hitman facing jail over murder plot for Iran-backed gang
  Talented footballer Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, agreed to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros in March last year.
  1 reprint
  - aol.co.uk16 Oct, 01:45their copy
- The Guardian World12:40
  Norwegian teenage hitman hired for UK murder by Iran-backed 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. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, a talented footballer, had agreed to shoot an unknown target in return for €25,000 (£21,500). Continue reading...
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)13:43
  Tinejdžer osuđen na 20 godina zatvora zbog naručenog ubojstva: Vrbovali ga preko interneta
- N1 Info (Croatia)13:48
  Norveški tinejdžer osuđen na 20 godina: Za kriminalnu skupinu trebao likvidirati metu u Britaniji
  Norveški tinejdžer osuđen na 20 godina zbog planiranja ubojstva u Britaniji.
- El País (Spain)14:50
  La justicia británica condena a un adolescente noruego que trabajaba para una organización criminal a sueldo de Irán
  Johannes Natland, de 19 años, viajó hace poco más de un año hasta el Reino Unido para asesinar a alguien cuya identidad se desconoce
- brfm.net16:00
  Norwegian teenage hitman who flew to UK to commit murder jailed
- El Mundo (Spain)16:41
  Condenan a un sicario noruego de 19 años a veinte años de cárcel por preparar un asesinato por encargo en Reino Unido
  Aunque no se pudo establecer quién iba a ser la víctima, quedó probado que recibiría un pago de unos 25.000 euros Leer
- Novinky (Czechia)16:45
  Náctiletého Nora naverboval pro nájemnou vraždu v Británii gang podporovaný Íránem. Odsedí si 20 let
  Devatenáctiletý Nor Johannes Kongsnes Natland, kterého jako nájemného vraha naverboval Íránem podporovaný zločinecký gang, byl v pátek britským soudem odsouzen k dvaceti letům vězení. Do Británie přijel loni v březnu, aby za 25 tisíc eur (608 tisíc korun) zastřelil osobu, jejíž identita zveřejněna nebyla.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:01
  UK sentences Norwegian teen for murder plot linked to Iran-backed crime group
  Johannes Natland was recruited by Foxtrot Network, Swedish organized crime group described as backed by Iranian regime, to carry out killing in England, report says
Sat, 17 October 2026
1 report
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)10:37
  Norweg skazany na 20 lat. Planował zabójstwo
  19-letni Johannes Kongsnes Natland został skazany w Wielkiej Brytanii na 20 lat więzienia za udział w planowaniu zabójstwa na zlecenie szwedzkiej grupy przestępczej powiązanej z Iranem. Nastolatek miał otrzymać 25 tys. euro za wykonanie zlecenia.