Two people have been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Norway's capital Oslo, Norwegian police say. 7NEWS
Two people have been killed and 14 wounded by a shooting at a nightclub and in nearby streets in Norway's capital Oslo, Norwegian police say.The crime scene extended from the London Pub via a neighbouring club and onwards to a nearby street where the suspect was apprehended a few minutes after the shooting began, police spokesman Tore Barstad told newspaper Aftenposten.The London Pub is a popular gay bar and nightclub in the centre of Oslo.
"I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcster NRK reported.Oslo is due to hold its annual Pride parade celebrating the country's LGBTQI community later on Saturday.Some 14 people were taken to hospital, several with severe injuries, police said.
Photographs published by newspaper VG, broadcaster NRK and others showed a large gathering of emergency responders outside the London Pub, including police and ambulance workers.Oslo's university hospital said it had gone on red alert following the incident.
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