Choc in Norway.
A man killed several people and injured others with a bow and arrow in Kongsberg, a city 80 kilometers southwest of the capital Oslo. "We can unfortunately confirm that there are several injured and unfortunately also many deaths - said the local police officer Oyvind Aas -. The man who committed this act was arrested by the police".
The assailant was taken to the police station in the nearby town of Drammen. According to the police, he acted without accomplices: "There is no active search underway to find other people," Aas said.
The exact number of dead or the condition of the injured is unknown. As for the motive that prompted the attacker to launch the attack, which took place in different parts of the city, it is still being investigated. It is not excluded that it could be terrorism.
Several Kongsberg neighborhoods close to the attack area were cordoned off and residents invited to stay home, despite police reporting a single perpetrator already arrested. Large deployment of armed forces and ambulances. A helicopter and a bomb squad were also sent. The intelligence services are also alerted.
The Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Monica Maeland, has made it known through her spokespersons that she is following the situation closely.
(Unioneonline / D)
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