Large police forces are in place in the center of Auckland in New Zealand where a man with a firearm is said to have entrenched himself on a construction site. Several shots are said to have been heard, and several people may be injured, writes the New Zealand Herald newspaper. At least one worker on the construction site must be injured. He has been taken away from the area and is being supervised by health personnel, the newspaper writes. The ambulance service at St. John hospital states that two people are injured. One of them is said to be seriously injured, the other has moderate injuries. Close to the Norwegian player hotel The place where the shooting takes place is a few hundred meters away from the player hotel of the Norwegian national team, but they should not be directly affected. Press contact Halvor Lea informs NTB that the Norwegian national team is not directly affected by the incident. “We see a helicopter and a number of police cars from the hotel, but nothing beyond that,” writes Lea. According to the New Zealand Herald, police in the area have asked people nearby to stay indoors. In a statement from the police, they say that it is a “serious incident” and that it occurred in a building where construction work is in progress. The first reports about the incident came just before 20:00 Norwegian time, 08:00 local time. Norway will play the opening match in the football World Cup against the host nation New Zealand in a few hours, a match that starts at 09 Thursday Norwegian time
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