Two people were killed and several people seriously injured in shootings overnight from Friday to Saturday in central Oslo, Norwegian police said. A suspect has been arrested, police said on Twitter, which reported a shooting near a bar, as Norwegian media reported three crime scenes.
According to the media, the episode happened near the London Pub, a gay club located in the very center of the Norwegian capital. “Two people are confirmed dead after the shooting. There are several serious injuries,” police said.
“In all, ten people are receiving care from health personnel. Three people are seriously injured,” police chief of operations Tore Barstad was quoted as saying by NRK radio. For its part, Ullevaal hospital received six wounded whose condition is unknown, a spokeswoman for Oslo University Hospital told TV2. According to NRK, there are three crime scenes without it being known whether they are three totally different places.