A huge explosion rocked Oslo, Norway, blowing out the windows of the Prime Minister’s office.
At least seven people killed and several injures are already being reported. Soon after the bombs exploded in Oslo, a man dressed as a policeman shot up a youth rally for the ruling political party just outside the capitol. They have arrested the man, but there are reports that 20-30 people might have been killed. This is developing…
As Reported Earlier By Associated Press:
Terrorism struck long-peaceful Norway on Friday when a bomb ripped open buildings including the prime minister’s office and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at an island youth camp connected to the ruling party. At least seven people were killed in the blast and a witness said more than 20 died in the shootings on the nation’s worst outpouring of violence since World War II.
Andre Scheie told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that he saw “very many dead by the shore” of the camp on Utoya island, where the youth wing of the Labor Party was holding a summer camp for hundreds of youths. He said some victims were shot in the water after trying desperately to swim away. “There are about 20 to 25 dead,” he said.
Police did not immediately confirm the account. but Inspector Bjoern Erik Sem-Jacobsen said a suspect in the shooting has been arrested. He said the gunman, who was dressed as a police officer, pulled out a gun and started firing into the crowd of youths.
Acting Police Chief Sveinung Sponheim told broadcaster NRK that investigators suspect the two attacks are linked.
SOURCE: AP
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A powerful explosion rocked central Oslo July 22, 2011. The blast damaged government buildings in central Oslo, including Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s office.
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Rescue officials tend to a wounded man after a powerful explosion rocked central Oslo.
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A victim is treated at the scene of the powerful explosion which ripped through government and media buildings in Oslo
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he wreckage of a car lies outside government buildings in the centre of Oslo, July 22, 2011, following an explosion that tore open several buildings including the prime minister’s office, shattering wiondows and covering the street with documents.
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Windows lay shattered after the explosion near the government buildings in Norway’s capital Oslo.
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A view of the damaged Norway’s Prime Minister’s office building taken after an explosion in Norway’s capital Oslo.
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Oslo bombing kills at least one but many others are injured.
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Aerial view of a government headquarters attack in Oslo, Norway.
