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    Kongsberg: Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack

    Kongsberg: Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack


    Five people have been killed and two more injured in Norway after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them.

    Police first received word of an attack in the town of Kongsberg, south-west of the capital Oslo, at around 18:13 local time (16:13 GMT).

    Chief Oeyvind Aas said a suspect had been caught and seemed to have acted alone.

    Police will investigate whether it was an act of terror, a spokesman said.

    Prime Minister Erna Solberg said reports of the incident had been "horrifying".

    "I understand that many people are afraid, but it's important to emphasise that the police are now in control," she told a news conference, as quoted by Reuters news agency.

    The attacker is said to have launched the assault inside a Coop Extra supermarket on Kongsberg's west side. One of those injured was an off-duty police officer who was in the shop at the time.

    A spokesperson for the chain later confirmed a "serious incident" at their store, adding that none of their staff were physically injured.

    There was reportedly a confrontation between the attacker and the police before he was eventually detained at 18:47 local time.

    One witness told local outlet TV2 she had heard a commotion and seen a woman taking cover, then a "man standing on the corner with arrows in a quiver on his shoulder and a bow in his hand", according to AFP news agency.

    "Afterwards, I saw people running for their lives. One of them was a woman holding a child by the hand," she added.

    Officers are also investigating whether the attacker used other weapons during the incident, Chief Aas told reporters.

    The suspect moved over a large area, and authorities have cordoned off several parts of the town. Residents were ordered to stay indoors so authorities could examine the scene and gather evidence.

    The suspect has now been taken to a police station in the town of Drammen. He has yet to be questioned.

    Dozens of emergency vehicles are at the scene, including ambulances, police cars and helicopters.

    Norway's Justice Minister Monica Maeland has been informed and is closely monitoring the situation, the ministry tweeted.

    The country's police directorate has ordered all officers nationwide to carry firearms as an extra precaution. Usually police in the country are not armed.

    "The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level, "the directorate said in a statement (in Norwegian).


    Kongsberg: Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack - BBC News

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    The attacker is said to have launched the assault inside a Coop Extra supermarket on Kongsberg's west side. One of those injured was an off-duty police officer who was in the shop at the time.

    A spokesperson for the chain later confirmed a "serious incident" at their store, adding that none of their staff were physically injured.

    There was reportedly a confrontation between the attacker and the police before he was eventually detained at 18:47 local time.

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    One witness told local outlet TV2 she had heard a commotion and seen a woman taking cover, then a "man standing on the corner with arrows in a quiver on his shoulder and a bow in his hand", according to AFP news agency.

    "Afterwards, I saw people running for their lives. One of them was a woman holding a child by the hand," she added.

    Officers are also investigating whether the attacker used other weapons during the incident, Chief Aas told reporters.

    The suspect moved over a large area, and authorities have cordoned off several parts of the town. Residents were ordered to stay indoors so authorities could examine the scene and gather evidence.

    Armed police on the streets of Kongsberg after an attacker opened fire on people with a bow and arrow
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    Image caption,Police have cordoned off large parts of the town
    The suspect has now been taken to a police station in the town of Drammen. He has yet to be questioned.

    Dozens of emergency vehicles are at the scene, including ambulances, police cars and helicopters.

    Norway's Justice Minister Monica Maeland has been informed and is closely monitoring the situation, the ministry tweeted.

    The country's police directorate has ordered all officers nationwide to carry firearms as an extra precaution. Usually police in the country are not armed.

    "The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level," the directorate said in a statement (in Norwegian).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    Police will investigate whether it was an act of terror, a spokesman said.
    or if he accidentally killed five people with a bow and arrow.

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    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a bow and arrow is...




    Oh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a bow and arrow is...
    The butcher tried with a bone and marrow.

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    Tragic R.I.P.

    One of the seemingly cleanest and safest , richest places on the planet and yet Brevik and now this.

    Something is rotten in the state of Norway.

    I do recall the price of grog was criminal and I'd travelled up from Slesvig via Ciopenhagen and Sweden where I though the suds were soberingly dear.

    Must be seriously disturbed as a gunman might anticipate a getaway or shoot self if cornered. I'd imagine pretty tricky to do that with a bow and arrow. Sad tale will reveal some awful childhood/jilyed love/drug abuse maybe , too early to know other than this is a real nutjob, the only upside in USA with auto wepaon there would have been far more victims ?

    Be interested if anyone dscovers the motiive?

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    Danish bow-and-arrow attacker who killed five people and injured two during terrifying 30-minute rampage through Norwegian town 'is a Muslim convert known to police'

    A Danish man arrested for shooting five people dead and injuring two others in a bow and arrow attack in Norway is a convert to Islam who was known to police and had been in contact with health services, local media says.

    The 37-year-old, who has not yet been identified, was arrested in the town of Kongsberg around 6.47pm local time Wednesday after a half-hour rampage that began in a supermarket and ended with police firing warning shots.

    Several independent sources told Norwegian broadcaster TV2 that the man, who has lived in the town for several years, 'is a convert to Islam'. Police have not yet confirmed the information or disclosed a motive for the attack, though chief Řyvind Aas said last night that officers will 'naturally' investigate whether it was terrorism.

    Separately, police attorney Ann Irén Svane Mathiassen said the man was known to officers for 'several different issues' and had 'been in contact with... the health service several times' - though refused to give more detail.

    He added that the suspect has admitted to being the one who carried out the attacks, though has yet to enter an official plea to criminal charges.


    • Five people killed and two wounded after man went on a half-hour rampage with a bow and arrow in Norway
    • 37-year-old Danish man arrested by armed police half an hour after the attack began, with gunshots fired
    • Suspect is a convert to Islam, Norwegian broadcaster said, as investigators added that he is known to police
    • Man, who has not yet been named, had also 'been in contact with the Norwegian health service several times'



    Norway bow-and-arrow attacker 'was a convert to Islam' | Daily Mail Online


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