Authorities say a Norwegian teenager was recruited to help carry out a planned killing in Britain that investigators describe as part of organised, outsourced violence. Reports state the teenager was allegedly hired by a 16-year-old who acted as a hitman. The plot is linked to an Iran-based gang, which authorities describe as being connected to antisemitic attacks. Police characterise the recruitment and plotting process as “violence as a service,” describing a model in which individuals are targeted for use as operatives by others who direct the violence. The sources agree that the person targeted in Britain has not been publicly identified and remains unknown. The reporting indicates that investigators are still working to determine the intended target, the extent of the network, and how the Norwegian teenager was brought into the plan. Across the outlets, the key points are the age of the alleged organisers, the Norway-to-Britain element of the alleged plot, the involvement of an Iran-based gang, and the still-unconfirmed identity of the intended victim.