Published 08:03 IST, June 25th 2022

Norway: Two dead, several injured in gun attack at nightclub in Oslo

A gun attack during the early hours of Saturday at a nightclub in Oslo, Norway, has claimed the lives of at least two people and injured several others

Reported by: Anwesha Majumdar
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A gun attack at a nightclub in rway's Oslo has claimed lives of at least two people and injured several ors, stated  Oslo Police District. According to a Daily Mail report, social media videos depicted that at around 1:15 am (local time) on Saturday emergency personnel arrived outside Oslo's London Pub, a gay nightclub after several gunshots were reported. police detained suspect near scene shortly after incident.  

According to local media reports, 10 people were rushed to a hospital while 12 were treated for ir injuries on spot. health condition of three of those sent to hospital is stated to be critical, Daily Mail reported.  

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In addition to this, Oslo Police District clarified that  mission has been classified as a 'PLIVO' event by police. A 'PLIVO' incident is referred to as an ‘ongoing life-threatening violence.’ 

university hospital in Oslo informed that it has been placed on 'red alert' post shooting incident.

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Describing horrific incident, a witness told local media, “I saw a man come in with a bag, he took out a weapon and started shooting.” According to Daily Mail report, as of w, motive behind  shooting has been discovered. Numerous ambulances were seen in vicinity treating injured as a sizable police response was in progress. 

A sizable group of emergency responders, comprising police and ambulance personnel, gared outside London Pub, Gay night club in Oslo. While police and ambulance sirens could be heard all around city, helicopters hovered over centre of Oslo, Daily Mail reported.  

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07:59 IST, June 25th 2022