The Oslo police said the suspect was apprehended after he killed two and injured several people at a nightclub in the Norwegian capital.
Two people were killed and several severely wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Norway’s capital Oslo, Norwegian police said early on Saturday.
A suspect was apprehended nearby, police added.
“Two people are confirmed dead,” the Oslo police department said in a tweet.
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Boris Johnson in crisis after Tories lose in UK polls
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied he was worried that some of his ministers might seek to move against him while he was out of the country at summits in Rwanda and Germany, following election losses overnight. Asked if he was concerned about Conservative lawmakers who were not ministers seeking to oust him, Johnson said no. “Clearly we’ve got to listen to these results,” he said from Rwanda, where he is attending a Commonwealth summit.
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Ukrainian forces to retreat from key battleground city
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