Gay club shooting leaves 2 dead and several injured in Norway. Police have arrested a suspect of Iranian origin but resident in Oslo.
Two people have died and several others were injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a gay club in central Oslo, The London, Norway.
Police soon after arrested a suspect and seized weapons.
According to the officers, the killer acted alone. It is assumed that it was a homophobic attack on the eve of Oslo Pride.
A witness reported seeing a man arrive at the premises “with a bag in his hand, from which he took a gun and started shooting.”
Oslo Pride Parade Cancelled on Police Advice After Shooting at Gay Bar in Norwegian Capital. Oslo Pride is Cancelled After “clear advice and recommendations” of the police asking everyone not to participate in the celebration: all related events are cancelled. This is stated by Oslo Pride in a press release.
“Now we will follow the police recommendations and take care of each other” it reads. “Warm thoughts and love go out to the relatives, the injured and others affected. Soon we will be proud and visible again, but today we will hold and share the Pride celebrations from home”, say Inger Kristin Haugsevje, leader of Oslo Pride and Inge Alexander Gjestvang, leader of The Association for Gender and Sexuality Diversity.
Meanwhile, a 42-year-old man, a resident of Oslo, a Norwegian citizen but originally from Iran, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts.
This was stated by the public prosecutor Christian Hatlo during a press conference according to Norwegian TV. The man has not yet been questioned but is said to have been known to the police before. Two people lost their lives in the shooting that in the middle of the night has upset the quiet life of the city.
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