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Oslo shooting: Police treating bar killings as terrorist attack
Source: BBC
Two people have been shot dead and 21 injured in a shooting at a nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police say.
The shootings are being investigated as a terrorist act.
There was gunfire at about 01:00 local time (23:00 GMT) in three locations including a gay bar. A suspect has been arrested and two weapons seized.
Shots were fired at the London Pub, a popular gay bar, as well as near the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61933817
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Oslo shooting: Police treating bar killings as terrorist attack (Original Post)
BradAllison
Jun 2022
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BumRushDaShow
(129,133 posts)1. Reuters
June 25, 2022
4:35 AM EDT
Last Updated 15 min ago
Gunman opens fire at Oslo gay bar, killing two on Pride parade day
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche
OSLO, June 25 (Reuters) - A gunman went on a terrifying rampage in a gay bar and surrounding streets in Oslo on Saturday, killing two people and seriously injuring 10 on the day the city's LGBTQ community was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.
The victims were shot inside and outside the London Pub, a well-known gay bar and nightclub open since 1979, as well as at one other bar in the centre of the Norwegian capital. "I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," said journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK, who was in the area. "Then I saw the windows breaking and understood that I had to take cover."
A suspect, a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin, was detained minutes after, according to police who said they believed he acted alone. Two weapons, including a fully automatic gun, were retrieved from the crime scene, they added.
"There is reason to think that this may be a hate crime," officers told a news conference. "We are investigating whether the Pride was a target in itself or whether there are other motives." Oslo police spokesman Rune Hekkelstrand told Reuters the attack was also being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-several-wounded-norway-nightclub-shooting-police-say-2022-06-25/
4:35 AM EDT
Last Updated 15 min ago
Gunman opens fire at Oslo gay bar, killing two on Pride parade day
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche
OSLO, June 25 (Reuters) - A gunman went on a terrifying rampage in a gay bar and surrounding streets in Oslo on Saturday, killing two people and seriously injuring 10 on the day the city's LGBTQ community was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.
The victims were shot inside and outside the London Pub, a well-known gay bar and nightclub open since 1979, as well as at one other bar in the centre of the Norwegian capital. "I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," said journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK, who was in the area. "Then I saw the windows breaking and understood that I had to take cover."
A suspect, a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin, was detained minutes after, according to police who said they believed he acted alone. Two weapons, including a fully automatic gun, were retrieved from the crime scene, they added.
"There is reason to think that this may be a hate crime," officers told a news conference. "We are investigating whether the Pride was a target in itself or whether there are other motives." Oslo police spokesman Rune Hekkelstrand told Reuters the attack was also being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.
(snip)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-several-wounded-norway-nightclub-shooting-police-say-2022-06-25/
MarcA
(2,195 posts)2. Suspected Radicalized Islamist and known mental illness. n/t
brooklynite
(94,604 posts)3. Oslo Pride celebration has been cancelled