A 42 year-old man shot and killed two people and injured 21 in the Norwegian capital of Oslo overnight..Police said 10 people were rushed to the hospital, with three in serious condition, and 12 more were treated at the scene..The attack took place in the nightlife district at three different locations: the Herr Nilsen jazz club, the LGBTQ-friendly London Pub, and another pub..The man was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorist acts..Oslo’s annual Pride parade has been cancelled on Saturday after the police asked the organizers to postpone because of the ongoing investigation..“We will soon be proud and visible again, but today, we will share our Pride celebrations from home,” read a statement on the Oslo Pride website..Oslo police said the incident could be a hate crime, but they have not added hate crime charges at this point in the investigation..“There is reason to think that this may be a hate crime,” said Oslo police in a press conference on Saturday..The Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called it a “terrible and deeply shocking attack on innocent people.”
A 42 year-old man shot and killed two people and injured 21 in the Norwegian capital of Oslo overnight..Police said 10 people were rushed to the hospital, with three in serious condition, and 12 more were treated at the scene..The attack took place in the nightlife district at three different locations: the Herr Nilsen jazz club, the LGBTQ-friendly London Pub, and another pub..The man was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorist acts..Oslo’s annual Pride parade has been cancelled on Saturday after the police asked the organizers to postpone because of the ongoing investigation..“We will soon be proud and visible again, but today, we will share our Pride celebrations from home,” read a statement on the Oslo Pride website..Oslo police said the incident could be a hate crime, but they have not added hate crime charges at this point in the investigation..“There is reason to think that this may be a hate crime,” said Oslo police in a press conference on Saturday..The Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called it a “terrible and deeply shocking attack on innocent people.”
