Norwegian police have arrested a person suspected of “Islamist terrorism” after two individuals have been killed and 21 wounded in shootings within the usually tranquil nation’s capital Oslo on Saturday, inflicting town’s Satisfaction march to be cancelled.
The suspect, a 42-year-old Norwegian man of Iranian descent already recognized to the anti-terrorism providers, was arrested shortly after the taking pictures began round 1:00 am (2300 GMT Friday) in three areas in central Oslo, together with a homosexual bar.
Norway’s home intelligence service PST, which is accountable for counter-terrorism, stated it was treating the assault as “an act of Islamist terrorism”.
Intelligence providers spoke to the suspect final month, however didn’t think about him to have “violent intentions”, Berg stated. He added that the PST was additionally conscious the suspect had “difficulties along with his psychological well being”.
Police stated that of the 21 individuals wounded within the assault, 10 have been severely injured — nonetheless none had life-threatening accidents. An computerized weapon and a handgun have been additionally seized.
– ‘We can’t disappear’ –
“To all of the homosexuals who now are afraid and are in mourning, I say we’re all with you,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Retailer stated on Fb.
“He seemed very decided about the place he was aiming. Once I realised it was severe, I ran. There was a bleeding man mendacity on the bottom,” a lady who noticed the incident advised the Verdens Gang newspaper.
On Saturday a whole lot of individuals marched close to the scene, shouting: “We’re right here, we’re queer, we cannot disappear.”
As an indication of solidarity, many individuals, some in tears, laid rainbow flags and flowers close to the scene of the assault, which was cordoned off by police.
– King ‘horrified’ –
Police presence was stepped up all through the capital and officers — who don’t usually carry weapons in Norway — have been instructed to arm themselves.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences for the victims, calling for unity “within the face of hatred” and the “barbarity of an Islamist terrorist”.
A black bag was nonetheless seen on Saturday on the pavement of an space affected by damaged glass the place forensic specialists have been investigating.
Norway’s King Harald V stated in an announcement that he was “horrified”.
Usually peaceable Norway was the scene of bloody assaults on July 22, 2011 when right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 individuals.
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