Oslo: Two people were killed and 14 others wounded, several seriously, in shootings near bars in central Oslo,
Norwegian police said Saturday.
Police said a suspect had been arrested following the shootings, which occurred around 1:00 am (2300 GMT Friday) in
three locations, including a gay bar, close together in the centre of the Norwegian capital.
Police reported two dead and 14 wounded, and said two weapons had been seized.
“Now everything indicates that there was only one person who committed this act,” police official Tore Barstad told a
press briefing.
Police numbers had however been reinforced in the capital to deal with other incidents, he added, without wishing to
specify whether it was a terrorist act.
Police received the first reports at 1:14 am and the suspect was arrested five minutes later, he said.
The shootings happened near the London Pub gay club, the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway food outlet.
Police officials gathered to consider the impact of the shooting on the staging of Oslo’s Pride march which is due to
take place on Saturday afternoon.
Heavily armed police equipped with bulletproof vests and helmets were patrolling the scene of the shootings.
“He looked very determined about where he was aiming. When I realised it was serious, I ran. There was a bleeding
man lying on the ground,” a woman who saw the incident told the Verdens Gang newspaper.
Another witness quoted by the paper mentioned the use of an automatic weapon — which the police did not confirm —
and described it as “a war zone”.
“There were a lot of injured people on the ground who had head injuries,” he said.
According to an NRK radio journalist present at the time of the shooting, the shooter arrived with a bag from which
he pulled out a weapon and started firing.
Police received the first reports at 1:14 am and the suspect was arrested five minutes later, he said.
The shootings happened near the London Pub gay club, the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway food outlet.
Police officials gathered to consider the impact of the shooting on the staging of Oslo’s Pride march which is due to
take place on Saturday afternoon.
Heavily armed police equipped with bulletproof vests and helmets were patrolling the scene of the shootings.
“He looked very determined about where he was aiming. When I realised it was serious, I ran. There was a bleeding
man lying on the ground,” a woman who saw the incident told the Verdens Gang newspaper.
Another witness quoted by the paper mentioned the use of an automatic weapon — which the police did not confirm —
and described it as “a war zone”.
“There were a lot of injured people on the ground who had head injuries,” he said.
According to an NRK radio journalist present at the time of the shooting, the shooter arrived with a bag from which
he pulled out a weapon and started firing.