Five people are dead after an attack by a man armed with a bow and arrows near the Norwegian capital of Oslo, police say. Two other people were wounded and hospitalized in intensive care.
Police stand at the scene after an attack in Kongsberg, Norway, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Several people have been killed and others injured by a man armed with a bow and arrow in a town west of the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
The police chief in the town of Kongsberg said there was “a confrontation” between officers and the assailant, but he did not elaborate. Two other people were wounded and hospitalized in intensive care, including an officer who was off duty and inside the shop where the attack took place, police said.
Acting Prime Minister Erna Solberg described the attack as “gruesome” and said it was too early to speculate on the man’s motive. The prime minister-designate, Jonas Gahr Stoere, who is expected to take office Thursday, called the assault “a cruel and brutal act” in comments to Norwegian news agency NTB.
City officials invited people who were affected by the attack and their relatives to gather for support at a local hotel.
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