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Oslo, Norway (AP) —
Monday, Norway, suspected of shooting on Saturday during the LGBTQ festival in Oslo, as he agreed to be detained for four weeks before the trial. Said the court.
Originally from Iran, a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen, Zaniar Matapour, was arrested shortly after a pre-dawn shooting in the nightlife district of Oslo and detained on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. .. Two people were killed and more than 20 were injured in what Norwegian security forces called "Terrorist acts of Muslims."
Motivation is unknown, and Matapur refused to explain his actions to the investigators. His lawyer, John Christian Elden, will record and videotape his statement unless police publish the entire record "without time delay, censorship or manipulation." He said he was against it. Recording cross-examination is standard police practice.
In Norway, pretrial detention hearings are usually held every four weeks.
According to Norwegian media, Matapur arrived in Norway with his family from some Kurds in Iran in the 1990s.
Shooters fired in three locations, including outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar in downtown Oslo. Police investigators say it's too early to say whether the attackers specifically targeted the LGBTQ community.
Monday police identified the two victims as Kי ¥ re Arvid Hesvik, born in 1962, and Jon Erik Isachsen, born in 1968.
The pride parade scheduled for Saturday was filmed.
