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On the night of Friday June 24 to 25, a man already known to the internal intelligence services opened fire near a gay bar in central Oslo, Norway. The terrorist track is privileged.
Horror and dread in the streets of Oslo (Norway). A little after 1 hourSaturday June 25, a man opened fire in front of a first bar, a jazz club. Then he reoffended a few meters further, in front of a nightclub frequented by the homosexual community. The toll is heavy: two dead and 21 injured, ten of them in serious condition. The alleged perpetrator was quickly arrested. “Everything indicates that it was a single person who committed this act. We arrested him and seized the weapons used“, explains Tore barstadspokesman for the Norwegian police.
The police found two weapons, including an automatic. The man arrested is a 42-year-old Norwegian of Iranian origin. He was known to the intelligence services for drug trafficking and carrying a knife. The attack is being treated as an act of terrorism. The motives of man rest unknown at this time.
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