{"id":388705,"date":"2026-10-16T22:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teenage-hitman-locked-up-for-plotting-uk-murder-for-iran-backed-gang\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T22:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:00:28","slug":"teenage-hitman-locked-up-for-plotting-uk-murder-for-iran-backed-gang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teenage-hitman-locked-up-for-plotting-uk-murder-for-iran-backed-gang\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage hitman locked up for plotting UK murder for Iran-backed gang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EIgcvp6BtRU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Teenage hitman locked up for plotting UK murder for Iran-backed gang\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIgcvp6BtRU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A teenage hitman from Norway has been locked up for 20 years for plotting a murder on British soil for an Iran-backed international crime gang for a \u201cthrill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Talented footballer Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, agreed to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (\u00a321,500) in March last year.<\/p>\n<p>Two days after he arrived in the UK on a flight from his home in Stavanger, armed police arrested him at a hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and seized two guns and 12 live bullets.<\/p>\n<p>Natland admitted possessing the firearms and ammunition but claimed he would have shot himself in the foot to get out of the \u201cpickle\u201d he was in.<\/p>\n<p>He was found guilty of conspiracy to murder and sentenced to 20 years detention on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teenage hitman from Norway has been locked up for 20 years for plotting a murder on British soil for an Iran-backed international crime gang for a \u201cthrill\u201d. 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