Riot at Furuset in Oslo

The police are present with several patrols at the Furuset center in Oslo following reports that many young people have thrown eggs and stones and set fire to pallets. At 23.35, the police inform news that things have calmed down at the scene. No one has been arrested. Operations manager Gjermund Stokkli informs NTB that there are about 50 young people making noise. – They have thrown stones and eggs at a bus, and also at the police, says operations manager Gjermund Stokkli to news. Young people gathered at Furuset in Oslo on Monday 31 October 2022. Photo: PSP He states that the situation is a little calmer now, but that they are prepared for the possibility of more unrest. – We have many patrols at the Furuset center after many young people throw eggs, stones, teeth on pallets and create a lot of unrest and fear in the area. We are working to get the situation under control, writes the police in Oslo on Twitter. No injuries have been reported. – We have tried to get the young people to behave properly. A good deal of damage has already been done, but no one has been injured, as far as we know. We take this seriously. It is obviously unacceptable behaviour, says Stokkli to Avisa Oslo. On its website, Ruter writes that buses 25 and 100 do not serve Furuset T until further notice. This is due to stone throwing at the buses. The police moved out with several patrols to the Furuset centre, following reports that young people were causing trouble by throwing stones and eggs and burning pallets. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB Several recent incidents Over the course of the evening, the unrest spread further towards Jeriko school and Lindeberg station. – We also received reports about fireworks that had been set off. There were a lot of calls to our operations centre. We searched the area for young people. We came across a 15-year-old couple, who were picked up by their parents, team leader Steinar Bjerke tells news. The police will continue to work on this on Tuesday. Where they will, among other things, go through video surveillance from the site. In the last two weeks there have been a number of incidents in the area and it is the second time in a short time that stone throwing has been used. The police take this seriously. – A stone that hits someone can have major consequences, says Bjerke. Asking parents to keep a better watch The police in Oslo strongly urges parents to keep a better watch on young people. – I would encourage parents to get an overview of where the young person is. Get in touch with them when you hear and see that there are events, like tonight. Call, to get them home. This is how we can avoid getting injured, says Bjerke. He adds that he is not aware of anyone being injured on Monday night. Operations leader at the police in Oslo, Steinar Bjerke, asks parents to keep a better eye on their young people. Photo: Sverre HOlm-Nilsen / news



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