Friday 22 July 2011

22/7/11 - SEVEN dead in double terrorist attack in Norway as car bomb blast hits government office block and man opens fire at children's summer camp



At least two people have been killed in a massive explosion in Oslo and four are killed in a shooting at a youth meeting 500 miles from Oslo.Police in Norway say the blast - which happened just after 2.30pm today GMT - was caused by a bomb.
There are now reports of a shooting on a children's summer camp in Utoya Island, 500 miles north of Oslo. Up to 1,000 children are believed to be in attendance.
Early reports indicate the camp is a meeting of the youth group of the Labour party and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was in attendance at the time of the attack, when a man disguised as a police officer allegedly opened fire.
People are now reportedly trying to escape by swimming away from the island and locking themselves in buildings.
Speaking on the phone to Norwegian TV station TV2 Mr Stoltenberg said: 'There is a critical situation at Utøya and several ongoing ops as we speak.'
Police are also saying this afternoon the office of broadcaster TV2 has been sealed off because of a suspicious package.
The tangled wreckage of a car was seen outside one Government building leading to suggestions it could be have been a car bomb. Officers are investigating whether it was a fertiliser nitrate device.
The Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was not in the city at the time and is unharmed, it has been reported.
Norwegian broadcasters have confirmed one death just before 4pm however early pictures show at least two dead bodies.
At least fifteen people have been injured from flying glass and seven are being treated at Oslo University Hospital. Read More

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