Authorities said the suspect, a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin, was believed to be a radicalized Islamist with a history of mental illness who had been known to intelligence services since 2015.
By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring more than 20 on the day the city was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade. The attack took place in the early hours of Saturday, with victims shot inside and outside the London Pub, a longstanding hub of Oslo s LGBTQ scene, as well as in the surrounding streets and at one other bar in the centre of the Norwegian capital. Bili Blum-Jansen, who was in the London Pub, said he fled to the basement to escape the hail of bullets and hid there along with 80 to 100 other people. Many called their partners and family, it felt almost as if they were saying goodbye. Others helped calm down those who were extremely terrified, he told TV2. I had a bit of panic and thought that if the shooter or shooters were to arrive, we d all be dead. There was no way out. A suspect, a 42-year-old Norwe
Police are investigating the shooting as a possible terrorist attack during the Norwegian capital's annual Pride festival. Investigators said a suspect was arrested.