AT least two people are dead and multiple others injured after a terror attack shooting at a gay bar in Oslo.
Ten people were rushed to hospital, with three of them in a serious condition and 12 more were treated at the scene, police said.
Two people have died when a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Oslo[/caption]
Cops were notified of the shooting at the London Club at 1.15am and arrested the alleged gunman five minutes later, according to vg.no.
They confirmed today the horror is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
The suspect is believed to have acted alone and was known to the authorities, NRK reported.
Pictures showed bloodied clubbers receiving treatment in the street and a long line of ambulances and police cars.
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The attack came hours before the city’s scheduled Pride events.
Today’s festivities have been cancelled in the wake of the mass shooting.
Oslo’s police Twitter account posted: “Several shots were fired at a nightclub in the center… There are injured people.
“Several people shot. Two people have been confirmed dead in the shooting episode.
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“There are several seriously injured. The police defined the mission as a PLIVO incident.”
Witnesses said the bar was packed with revellers and there were between 10-20 shots fired.
One witness told local media: “I saw a man come in with a bag, he took out a weapon and started shooting.”
Norway’s BNN Newsroom tweeted: “The police ask people in the area to move away, to make room for ambulances.”
Oslo University Hospital has been put on red alert as a result of the incident, VG reports.
Footage from the scene shows paramedics treating a man with a head wound.
The man winces as the medic shifts his hair to access his wound, which has led to bleeding across his face.
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Other images show streets surrounding the club blocked off by police cars and ambulances and officers appearing to survey the area for evidence.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere branded the attack “terrible and deeply shocking”.
The gunman was arrested five minutes after the shooting unfolded[/caption]
The attack came hours before the city’s scheduled Pride events[/caption]
Police are still investigating the motive[/caption]
Two people were confirmed dead and multiple others were injured[/caption]
