– We heard something that looked like a shot. At first we thought it was fireworks. Then we heard a thunderstorm. Then I realized that these were real shots. news has spoken to the man who witnessed a man shooting several people outside two nightclubs in Oslo on Saturday night. Together with friends, he sat on Eilefs’ outdoor terrace. The festivities took an abrupt turn when the group of friends heard gunshots. He describes the situation as chaotic and that people ran to get to safety. But even he was sitting on the outdoor terrace. – My instinct said it was better than panicking. Everyone ran, but I chose to stay seated. news knows the identity of the man, but he wants to remain anonymous. news has also been in contact with one of the friends who was in the group of friends who confirms that the man was left out. – Changed magazine He spotted the perpetrator when he came walking from the London Pub with the weapon. – I saw the shooter go down the street. Then he walked back away from London and changed magazines. Several witnessed the attack on the nightclubs in central Oslo. Photo: Olav Rønneberg – While changing magazines, a civilian person came running towards him, and he tackled the man, and then he lost his weapon. The police security service (PST) considers the shooting in Oslo as an extreme Islamist terrorist act. Stood at the weapon through the arrest Right after the accused lost the weapon, travel accused himself and picked up a gun. The accused then ran with a gun west into the street, according to the witness. He further describes that four people run after the accused just seconds after he gets up, and they hoisted themselves over the accused and put him on the ground. – Then the automatic weapon was still on the ground. My thought then was to run away and stand on it so that no one would come. Despite a long career in the defense, he did not recognize the weapon. He explains that he remained standing on the weapon, while four people held the man down until the police arrived at the scene and took the weapon and arrested the man. – There is no doubt that the civilians made a great effort, he says. Police attorney Christian Hatlo stated on Saturday morning that the police have seized two weapons. One handgun and one automatic weapon. The weapons are described as “older and not modern”. HvaTo nightclubs and a fast food restaurant in Oslo were attacked by a perpetrator on the night of Saturday 25 June. WhoNorwegian-Iranian Zaniar Matapour is charged with the attack. The 42-year-old was known to PST from before. The police are investigating whether there was terror, and the man is charged with terrorist acts. This has happened on Saturday, at 01.14 In a twitter message, the police write that several shots have been fired at a nightclub in central Oslo. The shots are said to have been fired at 01.15 on Saturday night. Witnesses say people are panicking from the scene. Reporters from both news and NTB confirm that there are shots at the nightclub London pub in Rosenkrantz gate. Saturday, at 01.19 The accused 42-year-old is arrested near Rosenkrantz gate. It is Norwegian-Iranian Zaniar Matapour. There are large police forces on site, and ambulance personnel are helping the injured. – It was a bit dramatic, it was a run after him down the street where he was arrested, said task leader Tore Barstad in the Oslo police district. Later, the police will state that civilians helped arrest the man who is later charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts. .Saturday, at 01.47Police say two people were killed and several injured in the shooting. The incident is defined as a PLIVO incident, which is an incident where life-threatening violence is taking place. Saturday, at 02.02Oslo University Hospital increases emergency preparedness after the shooting in Oslo. Saturday, at 02.2121 are injured, and eight of them are transported to hospital with unclear extent of damage. Police also say that there are three crime scenes – the home of many of Oslo’s queer, London pub, a fast food restaurant, and Per on the corner. About 40 witnesses gather at Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz and are questioned by the police. Saturday, at 03.12 The police say there is probably only one perpetrator behind the attack on the three Oslo nightclubs. Pride management puts in crisis staff after the attack. They search the man’s home and begin investigations at the scene. Saturday, at 04.30 London pub writes about the shooting on its Facebook pages. They confirm that all employees are unharmed and safe. – The shooting tonight is absolutely terrible and pure evil. Our thoughts go to the dead, injured and relatives, the nightclub writes. Saturday, at 05.02 At the scene, people with rainbow flags spontaneously gather in a quiet celebration. – We will not put away the flags, we will not hide the love and love of whoever you want, says Sigmund Nilsen Myre to NTB. Saturday, at 06.16 Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre calls the attack appalling. – My thoughts go to the victims and their relatives. We do not yet know what was behind this terrible act, but to queers who are now scared and in grief, I want to say that we are all with you in this, says Støre in a statement to NTB. Saturday, at 08.34After recommendation from the police cancels the Oslo Pride parade which was to break loose on Saturday. Oslo is usually filled with colors and partying during the parade. This year, the celebration must take place at home. – Now we will follow the police’s recommendations and take care of each other. Warm thoughts and love go to relatives, the injured and others affected, says Inger Kristin Haugsevje and Inge Alexander Gjestvang. They are respectively leader of Oslo Pride and leader of FRI – the Association for Gender and Sexuality Diversity. – We will soon be proud and visible again , but right today we will hold and share the pride celebrations from home. Saturday, at 09.05 It becomes known that Zaniar Matapour is charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts. He is 42, and previously convicted of aggravated assault and possession of drugs. In 1999, he was first sentenced to 10 months in prison for stabbing at a nightclub. When the appeal went to the Court of Appeal, he was acquitted on several of the charges. He is already known to PST, and the police are now investigating whether he may have been radicalized in recent years, news is informed. The police are also investigating whether mental illness may be behind the mass shooting in central Oslo. Saturday, at 10.59Oslo municipality puts in crisis staff, and is considering implementing measures after the attack in central Oslo. – Today we were to celebrate love, freedom and diversity. Many had looked forward to having a fantastic parade through Oslo city center. The Pride parade has now been canceled and Pride Park closed. It is incredibly sad, but necessary and happens on the advice of the police, says Oslo’s mayor, Marianne Borgen, to Avisa Oslo. In Oslo, people flock with flowers and rainbow flags to mark the killings that happened the night before. Saturday, at 11.06 Police Director Benedicte Bjørnland sends out an order to arm all emergency personnel. The decision was made after the incident in Oslo on the night of June 25. – Based on information from PST and the Oslo police district, we have therefore decided to introduce temporary armaments. I want to express great sympathy with those who are directly affected by what has happened in Oslo, and all those who now feel a fear, says Bjørnland in a press release. Saturday, at 12.49 Oslo Cathedral and several other churches in the capital open their doors after the mass shooting night to Saturday. Politicians, the Sami Parliament, and Pride in several other cities express solidarity with those affected in Oslo. Saturday, at 13.40 An estimated several thousand people meet for spontaneous Pride trains in Greenland. – The fight continues, the participants shout in the train. The times are approximate and taken from the news feeds to NTB, news, VG and the Oslo police’s Twitter account, in addition to information from the police.
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