gareth barlow, bbc news. lars arnesen is the vice chair of oslo pride. he told us about his disappointment at having to cancel this year s event. it was a really, really hard decision to make because we know that our community has been waiting for this parade for three years now through the pandemic, we have not been able to be in the streets since 2019, so we really worked hard to make this happen, but unfortunately it wasn t possible, due to security reasons. i think this has affected us really, really hard. personally, for me, i know a lot of the people that were outside london pub last night and i know a lot of the volunteers that we have in oslo pride also know people that were there and were either witnesses or injured last night. so, this has definitely been
lars arnesen is the vice chair of oslo pride. he told us about his disappointment at having to cancel this year s event. that was a really, really hard decision to make because we know that our community has been waiting for this parade for three years now, through the pandemic we have not been able to be in the streets since 2019, so we really worked hard to make this happen but unfortunately, it wasn t possible due to security reasons. i think this has affected us really, really hard. personally, for me, i know a lot of the people that were outside london pub last night and i know a lot of the volunteers that we have in oslo pride also know people that were there and were either witnesses or injured last night
many made calls to loved ones. personally, for me i know a lot of the people that were outside london pub last night, and i know a lot of the volunteers that we have in oslo pride, i also know people that were there and were either witnesses or injured. last night. so this has definitely been a really hard hit to our community. red flags and flowers were laid near the scene of the attack. norway s royal family spoke of the strength of the community. translation: it s important that we defend who we are, that norway is a country where you are allowed to love who you want and be with you want. as a result of the attacks, the country s threat level has been raised and police temporarily armed. the man who did it to tear us apart,
area, packed with people on a warm summer night. some hid in the pub s basement, many made calls to loved ones. personally, for me, i know a lot of the people that were outside london pub last night, and i know a lot of the volunteers that we have in oslo pride also know people that were there and were either witnesses or injured last night. so this has definitely been a really hard hit to our community. flags and flowers were laid near the scene of the attack. norway s royal family spoke of the strength of the community. translation: it s important that we defend who we are, l that norway is a country where you are allowed to love who you want and be with you want. as a result of the attacks, the country s threat level has been raised and police temporarily armed.
many made calls to loved ones. personally, for me, i know a lot of the people that were outside london pub last night, and i know a lot of the volunteers that we have in oslo pride, i also know people that were there and were either witnesses or injured last night. so this has definitely been a really hard hit to our community. flags and flowers were laid near the scene of the attack. norway s royal family spoke of the strength of the community. translation: it s important that we defend who we are, l that norway is a country where you are allowed to love who you want and be with you want. as a result of the attacks, the country s threat level has been raised and police temporarily armed.