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OSLO — A A Norwegian court named the alleged rampage at a gay bar in Oslo on Monday as Zaniar Matapour, a Norwegian citizen from Norway. The city prepared a solidarity demonstration to honor the victims later on Monday.
Matapur, described by police as an intensified Muslim with a history of mental illness, was accused of killing two people and injuring 21 on Saturday, when he was scheduled to celebrate his annual pride parade. Is.
On Monday, the Oslo District Court will determine the first conditions for Matapur's detention during a mass shooting investigation. According to police, he will receive a psychiatric evaluation as part of that.
A few hours later, members of the city's LGBTQ community will meet in front of the Oslo City Hall. Monday is also the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York in June 1969 and is considered the protest that spawned the international gay rights movement.
Intelligence agencies have known Matapur since 2015 and said he was part of Norway's network of Islamic extremists.
"Around 2015, we were worried about this person," Rogerberg, head of the Norwegian police intelligence agency PST, told commercial broadcaster TV 2 on Saturday.
"We followed him to some extent. These days he wasn't one of the people we were most worried about."
"We are these Evaluate everyone who is part of our network ... The information we had did not give us a basis for further concern, it is that we follow him very closely. Means.
The suspect's lawyer, John Christian Elden, did not respond to a request for comment when contacted by Reuters.
He told TV2 that it was impossible to draw conclusions about the motives and reasons for the attack. "It's too early to do so," he said.
Matapour has been accused of murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. His reaction to the accusation is unknown.
Matapur emigrated to Norway as a child with his parents, a tabloid VG reported. As an adult, he lived in Oslo, became his father, and for several years his main source of income was profit, he said. (Report by Gwladys Fouche, edited by John Stonestreet)
