The parade was canceled on Saturday after a man shot several people outside two nightclubs in Oslo last night. Two people are dead and several injured. The incident is being investigated as terrorism. Oslo Pride canceled the parade after “clear advice and recommendations” from the police. They have asked everyone not to attend the Pride celebration, but rather to celebrate at home. In the capital, people respond to the night’s incident by taking to the streets and marching anyway. FILLING THE STREETS: Several thousand gathered in the streets of Oslo on Saturday to go by train, despite the fact that the parade was canceled on Saturday. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB Håve Fjell is among the many who go on parade anyway. He respects the police and the organizer’s assessment of canceling the parade. But he still disagrees with the decision. – Then you give a bigger victory to the perpetrator. And a signal that if you scare people enough, they will not express themselves. Precisely for this reason, it is important for him to take part in the spontaneous initiative to gather in Botsparken and follow the original route. – I hope many will come to show solidarity and defy the fear. If we allow ourselves to be intimidated, then we have let terror and hatred win, says Fjell. People who have gathered for a spontaneous Pride parade in the capital shout “The fight continues”. Photo: Håve Fjell / private – We are aware that there are large markings and crowds in the city, and the police have throughout the day been in the city with large forces. We are also present at the celebration in Greenland, Rune Hekkelstrand, operations manager in Oslo. Encourages to celebrate from home Oslo Pride and Fri encourages the whole of Norway to have their own Pride celebrations, after tonight’s shooting episode in Oslo. – Today we will fight from home, tomorrow and in the future we will fight in the schoolyard, in the workplace and in everyday life. Journalist and host Gisle Agledahl is shaken after the shooting in Oslo on Saturday night, where two people were killed. All events under the auspices of Oslo Pride have been canceled following a recommendation from the Oslo police. Both Oslo Pride and Fri therefore encourage the whole of Norway to have their own Pride celebration. Even Eileraas and Gisle Agledahl have opened their home to friends and acquaintances. Photo: private In a small apartment in Oslo, Agledahl and his girlfriend have opened the doors for acquaintances and strangers. – It is difficult to put into words this. It is difficult to know what to do in a situation like this. Right now we need not to be alone, we need to stand together. – I have never felt so insecure In the apartment they are close to 50 people. A weeping Agledahl struggles to find words. – This is not the first time homosexuality has taken lives, crooked men are overrepresented in the suicide statistics. This is the first time it has had an effect in this way. It’s heartbreaking. – I marked myself as safe on Facebook before, but I have never felt as insecure as now. Leader of Foreningen Fri, Inge Alexander Gjestvang encourages the whole of Norway to show solidarity. – We can still be proud and visible, let’s just be that in the neighborhoods with family, friends and close ones. Leader of Oslo Pride, Inger Kristin Haugsevje, encourages people to mark love. Photo: MATHIAS MOENE RØD / news People flock to with flowers at the scene Several people have gathered on Saturday morning at the scene of the mass shooting in central Oslo to lay down flowers and rainbow flags. Police are still working on the scene, and the entire street outside the nightclubs that were hit. Flowers and Pride flags have been laid at the scene of the shooting. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Several show their support on social media. Among others, former Minister of Health and Care Services, Bent Høie. He encourages people to hoist the rainbow flag in solidarity. – Today the parade can not be held to celebrate and fight. It is not safe according to police. We can raise the flag in solidarity with those who are directly affected and to show that love will always win, Høie writes on Facebook.
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