A man has been arrested after two people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting in Oslo. A city official confirmed the incident was being investigated as an act of terrorism.
A man has been arrested after two people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting in Oslo.The shooting happened early on Saturday outside‘I saw a man come in with a bag, he took out a weapon and started shooting’, a witness told local newspaper VG.Two died and 14 people were rushed to hospital following the incident, with three people in critical condition.Norway had only recently marked the 50th anniversary since the abolition of a law that criminalised gay sex.
In a statement, they said: ‘Oslo Pride therefore urges everyone who planned to participate or watch the parade to not show up.Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has told his country’s LGBTQ+ community ‘we stand by you.’ He said that while the motive was unclear, the shooting had caused fear and grief in the LGBTQ community.The man arrested following the shooting was apprehended near the scene, and was reportedly known to police.Broken windows and shards of glass across the street can be seen on the street Norwegian broadcaster TV2 showed footage of people running down Oslo streets in panic as shots rang out in the background.
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