UPDATE: Danish man in custody in Norway suspected of a bow-and-arrow attack that killed 5 people and wounded two others is a Muslim convert who had previously been flagged as having been radicalized, police say.
that killed five people and wounded two others is a Muslim convert who had previously been flagged as having been radicalized, police said Thursday.een radicalized,” Police chief Ole B. Saeverud told a press conference.The man is suspected of having shot at people in a number of locations in the town of Kongsberg on Wednesday evening.Norwegian news agency NTB cited police as saying the suspect also used other weapons.
Both the hospitalized victims are in intensive care. They include an off-duty police officer who was inside the store. Their condition was not immediately known.The suspect is being held on preliminary charges, which is a step short of formal charges. Police believe he acted alone. Prime Minister-designate Jonas Gahr Stoere, who is expected to take office later Thursday, called the attack “horrific.”
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