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Oslo shooting: Police treating bar killings as terrorist attack | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Two people were killed after shots were fired at a popular gay bar and nearby streets in Oslo | |
Two people have been shot dead and 21 injured in a shooting at a nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police say. | |
The shootings are being investigated as a terrorist act. | |
There was gunfire at about 01:00 local time (23:00 GMT) in three locations including a gay bar. A suspect has been arrested and two weapons seized. | |
Shots were fired at the London Pub, a popular gay bar, as well as near the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway. | Shots were fired at the London Pub, a popular gay bar, as well as near the Herr Nilsen jazz club and a takeaway. |
Organisers said Oslo has called off its annual Pride parade, which was due to be held on Saturday, following the shootings. | |
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called it a "terrible and deeply shocking attack on innocent people". | |
"I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK said. | "I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK said. |
One witness in the London Pub told NRK that he had been hit by flying glass. | One witness in the London Pub told NRK that he had been hit by flying glass. |
"I was in the outer bar in London when it happened. I just noticed that a shot was fired, and I was hit by a shard of glass. There were more and more and more shots, so I escaped into the inner bar and tried to get as many as possible with me," he said. | "I was in the outer bar in London when it happened. I just noticed that a shot was fired, and I was hit by a shard of glass. There were more and more and more shots, so I escaped into the inner bar and tried to get as many as possible with me," he said. |
"At first people did not understand what was happening, but then there was panic." | "At first people did not understand what was happening, but then there was panic." |
A woman told the Verdens Gang newspaper that the gunman had taken careful aim at his targets. "When I understood that it was serious, I ran. There was a man covered in blood motionless on the floor," she said. | |
Another man told the newspaper he had seen a lot of people on the ground with head wounds. | Another man told the newspaper he had seen a lot of people on the ground with head wounds. |
Norway's Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said the incident had shaken the country. | Norway's Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said the incident had shaken the country. |
"Norway is a community of trust where everyone should feel safe outside on a Saturday night," she said, according to NRK. | "Norway is a community of trust where everyone should feel safe outside on a Saturday night," she said, according to NRK. |