Polie called the shootings an 'extreme Islamist terror act.'
Shattered glass walls and left behind personal belongings are seen behind a police cordon on June 25, 2022, in the aftermath of a shooting outside pubs and nightclubs in central Oslo A gunman opened fire in Oslo's night-life district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving 10 seriously wounded in what police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack during the Norwegian capital's annual Pride festival.
"Our overall assessment is that there are grounds to believe that he wanted to cause grave fear in the population," Hatlo said.OSLO, NORWAY - JUNE 25: People take part in a protest march on June 25, 2022 in Oslo, Norway. Despite the events early this morning people gathered in Grønlandspark to march. "We need to go through his medical history, if he has any. It’s not something that we’re aware of now," he said.
He said that while the motive was unclear, the shooting had caused fear and grief in the LGBTQ community.King Harald V also offered condolences and said he and Norway's royal family were "horrified by the night’s shooting tragedy." Norwegian broadcaster TV2 showed footage of people running down Oslo streets in panic as shots rang out in the background.
He said the suspect had not made any statement to the police and was in contact with a defense lawyer.
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