An eyewitness report is making the rounds of reputable news outlets that there were mass casualties in the shooting spree at a youth camp today in Norway. That remains unconfirmed by law enforcement. A man has been arrested there, and police say he is connected to the earlier bombing in Oslo.
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Police in Oslo believe today’s separate attacks were coordinated, and the mayor says the shooting incident at the youth camp has been brought “under control.”
More photos emerging from the immediate aftermath of today’s bombing. We’ve collected them here.
The reports are firm enough now to suggest that there has been a second attack in Norway, a shooting at a youth camp of the ruling Labour Party. Details remain sketchy. State TV says 5 injured, according to Reuters. Other accounts say a man wearing a police uniform opened fire at the camp. It’s not clear that this incident is even over yet. Ongoing coverage here.
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Initial reports are sketchy, but a large explosion in downtown Oslo, Norway, near the prime minister’s office.
One purported eyewitness is tweeting about it here.
This appears to be a photo of the aftermath. More here. And here. Here, too.
A snippet of video here. I don’t know Oslo, so I can’t say where this was taken or how far it is from the government offices that were at the epicenter of the blast, according to initial reports.
Continuous coverage at TPM’s LiveWire.