Man kills several people in Norway in bow and arrow attacks, police say

Several people have been killed and others were injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, local police say.Police did not confirm how many people had been killed, but public broadcaster NRK cited sources saying four people died"The man has been apprehended … from the information we now have, this person carried out these actions alone," police chief Oeyvind Aas told reporters.

Norway's Minister of Justice and Public Security, Monica Maeland, has received updates on the attacks and was closely monitoring the situation, the ministry said. After the attacks, the police directorate said it had ordered officers, who are normally unarmed but have access to guns and rifles when needed, to carry firearms nationwide.

"This is an extra precaution. The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level," the directorate said in a statement.

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