TWO people have been killed and multiple others injured in a shooting at a gay bar in Oslo as police have charged the gunman with terrorism.
Ten people were rushed to hospital, with three of them in a serious condition and 12 more were treated at the scene, police said.
A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts.
The man who is known to the authorities, is a Norwegian citizen, originally from Iran.
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.
The suspect is believed to have acted alone and was known to the authorities, NRK reported.
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Chief of police and prosecutor Christian Hatlo said police seized two weapon, an automatic weapon and a handgun.
He added that police will investigate whether the suspect is mentally stable.
Pictures showed bloodied clubbers receiving treatment in the street and a long line of ambulances and police cars.
The attack came hours before the city’s scheduled Pride events.
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Today’s festivities have been cancelled in the wake of the mass shooting.
Police are investigating whether there were further attacks planned during Pride festivities, or whether there may have been other motives for the attack.
Oslo’s police Twitter account posted: “Several shots were fired at a nightclub in the centre… There are injured people.
“Several people shot. Two people have been confirmed dead in the shooting episode.
“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 due to 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]
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