Attack in Norway being investigated as an act of Islamist terrorism, police say
Attack in Norway being investigated as an act of Islamist terrorism, police say
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Attack in Norway being investigated as 42-year-old man accused with murder, attempted murder, and terrorist crimes after shooting in Oslo.
Two individuals killed and 21 were injured in a “act of Islamist terrorism” early Saturday.
The shootings occurred at the London Bar, an LGBTQ+ establishment, the Herr Nilsen jazz club, and another pub.
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The suspect was questioned in May, but Norway’s prime minister said he was not a danger.
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Jonas Gahr Stoere told BBC’s News hour late Saturday, “We need an inquiry.”
Officials said the gunfire began at 01:15 local time (23:15 GMT Friday).
Eyewitnesses stated the man pulled a revolver from his luggage and began shooting, causing panicked individuals to escape.
Minutes thereafter, police officers and onlookers detained the assailant. Police recovered two firearms, one a fully automatic pistol, at the murder site.
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The authorities later said the suspect was a Norwegian national.
Of the 21 injured, 10 were in a serious condition.
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The terror alert level in Norway has now been raised to its highest level, though the country’s PST intelligence service said it currently had “no indication” further attacks were likely.
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Police cancelled Oslo’s traditional gay pride march on Saturday.
Hundreds marched near the site afterwards, chanting “We’re here, we’re gay, we won’t vanish!”
“Without this march, he would have won,” a lady in her 50s said while crying.
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Bystanders comforted one other with embraces at the area of the incident, which was taped off.
Norway’s PST intelligence agency said the shooter was a “suspected radicalised Islamist” with a mental illness background.
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“This may be a hate crime,” police stated. “We’re examining if pride was a motivation or not.”
King Harald, Norway’s monarch, said he and his family were “horrified” by the violence. He said “we must stand together” to defend “freedom, diversity and respect for each other”.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that she was “shocked by the heinous attack
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