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| Oslo shooting: Norway attack being treated as Islamist terrorism, police say | Oslo shooting: Norway attack being treated as Islamist terrorism, police say |
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| Tributes are being paid at the crime scene in the aftermath of overnight shootings in the centre of Oslo | Tributes are being paid at the crime scene in the aftermath of overnight shootings in the centre of Oslo |
| A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting in the centre of Norway's capital, Oslo. | A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting in the centre of Norway's capital, Oslo. |
| Two people died and 21 were wounded early on Saturday in what police called an "act of Islamist terrorism". | |
| The shootings were in and near the London Pub, a popular LGBTQ+ venue, the Herr Nilsen jazz club and another pub. | The shootings were in and near the London Pub, a popular LGBTQ+ venue, the Herr Nilsen jazz club and another pub. |
| Norway's prime minister told the BBC the suspect was questioned in May, but was not deemed a threat at the time. | Norway's prime minister told the BBC the suspect was questioned in May, but was not deemed a threat at the time. |
| "We now need to see the result of an investigation," PM Jonas Gahr Stoere told the BBC's Newshour programme late on Saturday. | "We now need to see the result of an investigation," PM Jonas Gahr Stoere told the BBC's Newshour programme late on Saturday. |
| The shooting started at about 01:15 local time on Saturday (23:15 GMT Friday), officials said. | The shooting started at about 01:15 local time on Saturday (23:15 GMT Friday), officials said. |
| Eyewitnesses said the suspect took out a gun from his bag and started firing, forcing terrified people to either throw themselves to the ground or flee. | Eyewitnesses said the suspect took out a gun from his bag and started firing, forcing terrified people to either throw themselves to the ground or flee. |
| The attacker was arrested by police officers - who were helped by bystanders - minutes later. Two weapons were retrieved at the crime scene by police, one of them a fully automatic gun. | The attacker was arrested by police officers - who were helped by bystanders - minutes later. Two weapons were retrieved at the crime scene by police, one of them a fully automatic gun. |
| The authorities later said the suspect was a Norwegian national. | The authorities later said the suspect was a Norwegian national. |
| Of the 21 injured, 10 were in a serious condition. | Of the 21 injured, 10 were in a serious condition. |
| The terror alert level in Norway has now been raised to its highest level, though the country's PST intelligence service said it currently had "no indication" further attacks were likely. | The terror alert level in Norway has now been raised to its highest level, though the country's PST intelligence service said it currently had "no indication" further attacks were likely. |
| Oslo's annual gay Pride parade was due to be held on Saturday, and was formally cancelled on police advice. | Oslo's annual gay Pride parade was due to be held on Saturday, and was formally cancelled on police advice. |
| But despite that, hundreds of people marched near the scene later in the day, shouting: "We're here, we're queer, we won't disappear!" | But despite that, hundreds of people marched near the scene later in the day, shouting: "We're here, we're queer, we won't disappear!" |
| "I think it's fantastic that this march is taking place, otherwise he would have won," one woman in her 50s told AFP news agency. | "I think it's fantastic that this march is taking place, otherwise he would have won," one woman in her 50s told AFP news agency. |
| Rainbow flags and flowers were laid near the scene of the attack, which was sealed off by police tape, and bystanders comforted each other with hugs. | Rainbow flags and flowers were laid near the scene of the attack, which was sealed off by police tape, and bystanders comforted each other with hugs. |
| The gunman was known to security services since 2015 as a "suspected radicalised Islamist", and had a history of mental illness, Norway's PST intelligence service said. | The gunman was known to security services since 2015 as a "suspected radicalised Islamist", and had a history of mental illness, Norway's PST intelligence service said. |
| "There is reason to think that this may be a hate crime," police said earlier. "We are investigating whether... Pride was a target in itself or whether there are other motives." | "There is reason to think that this may be a hate crime," police said earlier. "We are investigating whether... Pride was a target in itself or whether there are other motives." |
| King Harald, Norway's monarch, said he and his family were "horrified" by the violence. He said "we must stand together" to defend "freedom, diversity and respect for each other". | King Harald, Norway's monarch, said he and his family were "horrified" by the violence. He said "we must stand together" to defend "freedom, diversity and respect for each other". |
| EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that she was "shocked by the heinous attack on innocent people", while French President Emmanuel Macron said: "We stand stronger against hate if we stand together." | EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that she was "shocked by the heinous attack on innocent people", while French President Emmanuel Macron said: "We stand stronger against hate if we stand together." |
| In the US, John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House's National Security Council, said: "We're all horrified by the mass shooting in Oslo today targeting the LGBTQI+ community there and our hearts obviously go out to the all the families of the victims, the people of Norway, which is a tremendous ally, and of course the LGBTQI+ community there and around the world," | In the US, John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House's National Security Council, said: "We're all horrified by the mass shooting in Oslo today targeting the LGBTQI+ community there and our hearts obviously go out to the all the families of the victims, the people of Norway, which is a tremendous ally, and of course the LGBTQI+ community there and around the world," |
| Hundreds of people on Saturday marched in Oslo, chanting: "We're here, we're queer, we won't disappear!" | Hundreds of people on Saturday marched in Oslo, chanting: "We're here, we're queer, we won't disappear!" |
| Witnesses who were at the London Pub have told how they fled to the basement, where 80 to 100 terrified partygoers were trying to hide. | Witnesses who were at the London Pub have told how they fled to the basement, where 80 to 100 terrified partygoers were trying to hide. |
| Bili Blum-Jansen told TV2: "Many called their partners and family, it felt almost as if they were saying goodbye. Others helped calm down those who were extremely terrified." | Bili Blum-Jansen told TV2: "Many called their partners and family, it felt almost as if they were saying goodbye. Others helped calm down those who were extremely terrified." |
| Another survivor told how he was hit by flying glass. | Another survivor told how he was hit by flying glass. |
| "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 told Norway's public broadcaster NRK. | "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 told Norway's public broadcaster NRK. |
| The scene of the attack has been sealed off by police | The scene of the attack has been sealed off by police |
| Police are investigating whether Oslo's gay Pride was a target in the attack | Police are investigating whether Oslo's gay Pride was a target in the attack |
| "I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," said journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK, who was in the area at the time. | "I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," said journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK, who was in the area at the time. |
| 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. | 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. |