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According to Norwegian police, a shooting that killed two people and injured 10 people on Saturday night in a Norwegian nightclub and nearby streets is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.
Norwegian citizens fired at the London Pub, Oslo’s local LQBTQ + bar, just hours before the Oslo Pride Parade took place. A 42-year-old suspect from Iran was arrested after firing in three locations, police said.
According to the Guardian, Mr. Barstad said the motive for the shooting was not immediately clear and it was unclear whether the shooting was related to the pride parade.
“Police are in contact with the organizers of the pride event this Saturday,” Barstad said, according to the Guardian. “There is an ongoing assessment of what police should do to protect the case and whether the case has anything to do with pride.”
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Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre shared his feelings on a Facebook page and called the attack “a terrible shocking attack on innocent people.”
The suspect was believed to be the only perpetrator of the crime. Two firearms were confiscated, including a pistol and an automatic weapon.
Norwegian journalist Olaf Roenneberg recalled witnessing the shooting and said the man arrived with a bag and began shooting.
“At first I thought it was an airsoft gun, and then I realized that the glass in the bar next door was shattered and I had to run for a cover,” he told the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
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At the time of the shooting, Christian Bredeli was also in the bar and told the Norwegian newspaper VG that a group of about 10 people were stuck on the 4th floor until they could completely leave.
“Several injuries were injured on the way home, so I knew something serious had happened,” Bredeli said.
All remaining pride events of the day were canceled by police order.
“Therefore, Oslo Pride encourages everyone not to attend or watch the parade. All events related to Oslo Pride will be cancelled,” the organizer wrote on the official event Facebook page. increase.
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Norway previously experienced a deadly mass slaughter in 2011. After dropping a bomb in Oslo, gunmen killed 69 people on Utoya, resulting in an additional eight deaths.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.