Status: 06/25/2022 07:16 a.m
Two people were killed and 19 others injured in a nightclub in Oslo. A suspect has been arrested. The club is popular with homosexuals. The Pride parade is scheduled to take place in Oslo today.
Two people were killed in a shooting at a nightclub in the Norwegian capital Oslo. There were also several seriously injured, the police tweeted in Oslo.
Shortly after the incident, a person was arrested near the crime scene. According to the Norwegian broadcaster NRK, head of operations Tore Barstad said everything indicated that it was a lone perpetrator. There were three seriously injured. 19 people received medical care.
Incident not classified as terrorist
According to NRK, there were at least three crime scenes. There was no information on the motive for the incident. The incident is currently not classified as terrorist. The police did not provide information on the age or the identity of the arrested person. The arrested person has not yet commented. The police searched his home, NRK reported. Firearms were used in the attack, two of which were seized, NRK quoted Barstad as saying.
A reporter who was an eyewitness said he saw a man with a bag approach the scene, took a gun and started shooting. There was a panic in the nightclub, the station quoted another eyewitness as saying.
“Most Visited Gay Place in Norway”
Located on a popular street in central Oslo, the “London Pub” bills itself as the “most visited gay spot in Norway”. The Aftenposten newspaper, citing eyewitnesses, reported that civilians helped arrest the suspect.
The Pride parade is supposed to take place in Oslo for the 40th time today. The police are currently checking whether the incident has any consequences for the event.