Oslo, shoot in front of gay bars: investigation for terrorism
Two people died and at least 21 were injured, many seriously, in one shooting took place this night in front of two bars in Oslo one of which attended by gay. There police announced that it investigates for terrorism and asked the organizers of theOslo Pride to cancel all the events scheduled in these days, including the LGBT pride march scheduled for this afternoon in the capital.
There police arrested the alleged killer, specifying that he is a Norwegian man of Iranian origin, already known to the internal secret services that deal with counter-terrorism. Two weapons were seized. “Everything seems to indicate that only one person committed this act,” said police officer Tore Barstad during a press briefing. The alarm went off at 1:14 and on killer he was stopped 5 minutes later, he added. The presence of police forces has been reinforced throughout the city.
“I saw a man come in with a bag, he pulled out a gun and started shooting,” a witness said. “He seemed very determined to take aim. When I realized it was serious, I started running. There was a bleeding man on the ground,” one woman told the newspaper. Verdens Gang. Another witness quoted by the newspaper spoke of the use of an automatic weapon – which the police did not confirm – and described the situation as “a war zone: there were many people on the ground with head injuries,” he said. said.
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