A possible terrorist attack is being investigated in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, where two people were killed and more than 12 were injured overnight. Police said on Saturday.
At a press conference on Saturday, police officials said the man arrested after the shooting was a Norwegian citizen from Iran who was previously known to the police but not known for serious crimes. Said.
They said they had seized two firearms, a handgun and an automatic weapon, in connection with the attack. The
event took place outside the London Pub, a popular bar in the city's LGBTQ community, hours before the Oslo Pride Parade. The organizer has canceled all pride events scheduled for Saturday on the advice of the police.
"Therefore, Oslo Pride encourages everyone who is planning to attend or watch the parade not to attend. All events related to Oslo Pride will be cancelled," the organizer said. It is stated on the official Facebook page.
Police spokesperson Tore Barstad said 14 people were being treated and 8 of them were hospitalized.
Olav Roenneberg, a journalist at the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, said he had witnessed the shooting.
"I saw a man arrive at the scene with a bag. He picked up his weapon and started shooting," Roenneberg told NRK. "At first I thought it was an air gun, then I found that the glass in the bar next door shattered and I had to run for a cover."
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere posted on Facebook. "Tonight's shooting outside the London pub in Oslo was a cruel and shocking attack on innocent people," he said.
He said the shooting caused fear and sadness in the LGBTQ community, although the motive is unknown.
"We are all by your side," writes Gahr Stoere.
Christian Bredeli at the bar told the Norwegian newspaperVG: He hid on the 4th floor in groups of about 10 until he was told he could get out safely.
"Many people were afraid of their lives," he said. "Several injuries were injured on the way home, so I knew something serious had happened."
Norwegian broadcaster TV2 panicked in the background with shots. I showed a video of people running through Oslo Street in a state.
Norway is a relatively safe country, but has experienced heavy attacks by right-wing militants. It was one of the worst mass fires in Europe in 2011, killing 69 people after shooters fired on Utoya Island. Eight people were killed in the Oslo bomb.
In 2019, another right-wing extremist killed her sister-in-law and fired at a mosque, but was overwhelmed before the injured.
