Horror Baku Shoot At Oslo Nightclub, Two Killed And 14 Injured

Security personnel stand at the scene of a shooting outside the London Pub in Oslo, Norway/Photo: Antara

OSLO - Two people were killed and 14 others injured on Saturday in shootings at a nightclub and surrounding streets in the capital Oslo, Norwegian police said. The suspect is believed to have acted alone and has been arrested. The shooting started at the London Pub and then spread to a street. , where the suspect was arrested minutes after starting shooting in the early hours of Saturday, police spokesman Tore Barstad told the Aftenposten daily. The London Pub is a bar and nightclub popular with gays in downtown Oslo. bag, he took out a gun and started shooting," said NRK broadcaster Olav Roenneberg.

The motive for the attack is not yet known. Oslo is scheduled to hold its annual Pride parade on Saturday, just months after Norway marked 50 years of abolishing a law that criminalizes male-to-male relations. The incident was a "horrific and shocking attack against innocent people." ", Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement to the Norwegian news agency NTB. "We don't yet know what was behind this horrific act, but to those who are afraid and grieving, I want to say that we are with you." confirmed dead and 14 people rushed to hospital with serious injuries, police said. Photographs published by the daily VG, NRK and others showed a large number of officers outside the London Pub, including police and ambulance workers. Helicopters were seen hovering over the city centre. Oslo, while the sirens of ambulances and police cars could be heard throughout the city. Oslo university hospital said they had been alerted at the highest level following the incident.