Shooting at Norway mosque investigated as 'possible act of terrorism' -police


  • World
  • Sunday, 11 Aug 2019

A Norwegian police officer enters Thon Oslofjord hotel in Sandvika, Norway August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos

SANDVIKA, Norway (Reuters) - An attack by a gunman at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of terrorism, police said on Sunday.

The suspected shooter at the al-Noor Islamic Centre near the Norwegian capital - a young, white male carrying several guns - had expressed far-right, anti-immigrant views online, assistant chief of police Rune Skjold told a news conference.

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