OSLO, Norway — Two individuals have been killed and 14 wounded on (*14*) in a shooting at a nightclub and in close by streets in Norway’s capital Oslo, Norwegian police stated.
A suspect believed to be the only perpetrator was apprehended, police instructed reporters.
“Two people are confirmed dead,” the Oslo police division stated in a tweet.
Some 14 individuals have been taken to hospital, a number of with extreme accidents, police stated.
The crime scene prolonged from the London Pub by way of a neighboring membership and onwards to a close-by avenue the place the suspect was apprehended a couple of minutes after the shooting started, police spokesman Tore Barstad instructed newspaper Aftenposten.
The London Pub is a well-liked homosexual bar and nightclub in the middle of Oslo.
“I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot,” journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK reported.
It was not instantly clear what was the motive for the assault.
Oslo is because of maintain its annual Pride parade in a while (*14*).
Photographs printed by newspaper VG, broadcaster NRK and others confirmed a big gathering of emergency responders outdoors the London Pub, together with police and ambulance staff.
Helicopters hovered above central Oslo whereas ambulance and police automotive sirens have been heard throughout the town.
Oslo’s college hospital stated it had gone on crimson alert following the shooting.
