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Terror Attack On Norwegian Government

Posted by Soulskill on from the be-safe dept.

techtech sends this quote from the BBC: "A large bomb blast has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo, killing at least one person. The offices of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg were damaged extensively — a government spokeswoman said he was safe. Police said a number of people were injured in the city center explosion. No-one has said they were behind the attack, which witnesses said could be heard across the capital."

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  1. Update from local news (NRK) by o_source · · Score: 4, Informative

    So far there is confirmed 2 dead and 15 injured by NRK news. It is confirmed that it was a car bomb.

  2. Also shootings. by FinchWorld · · Score: 4, Informative

    Several people shot at UtÃya according to Dagbladet.no

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  3. Maybe not clear enough by techtech · · Score: 5, Informative

    But an attack like this is big deal in Norway, I live nearby, and the blast has blasted the window in almost 1 km radius, check these images. This is the main government building in Norway: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7722919

  4. Re:Looks like by mikael_j · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not necessarily, if the shooting at the social democrat youth camp just now (by a fake police officer) is related then I'm betting on local nazi crackpots...

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  5. I work there by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I work stright across the street just from the prime ministers office and was on my way there when the bomb went off and came there not many minutes later. Because of vacation, I think most of the buildings were empty. Almost every shop in down town Oslo has or is shutting down. The public transportation is working more or less as normal, but there are a lot of people down there filming with their phones and calling relatives.

    A lot of windows are broken and I saw one probably 400+ meters away blown out. People are very calm and just interested in more information.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14254705

  6. Re:The result of an old threat by IrquiM · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is the guy:
    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002651290254

    Religious views: Christian
    'nuf said! - It's the Norwegian counter part of Timothy McWeigh. Nothing to do with Al Queda or any other Arab connection - more similarities with the Norwegian "Tea-Party"-look-a-likes.

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