Christ, that's horrible.
So is it confirmed that the bombing and the shooting are related? I mean, it may be obvious, but you never know. Glad to know you guys are okay.
their saying as much, but how many dead are barley confirmed. there is just a lot of chaos.
But seems to be over now, people just want to know what happened I suppose.
Latest update: At least 80 kids have been murdered.... and the police believe that they will find even more dead bodies, some on the island and maybe in the water...
One man did this
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I was reading the Wiki page earlier which mentioned kids hiding in toilets and bushes, communicating with text messages so they could stay quiet.
And that picture that screwed posted earlier, I can't even imagine being as scared and desperate as those kids must have been. It's really heartbreaking.
(VG Nett) At least 80 people are killed in shootings at a youth camp only hours after a massive bomb blast in central Oslo.
One man has been arrested after the shooting and police see a connection between the two attacks. The suspect is of Norwegian nationality, confirms Norwegian Minister of Justice Knut Storberget.
Several sources confirm; the detainee is Anders Behring Breivik, 32.
Late friday night, special forces raided Breiviks apartement in Oslo.
Youth camp
The first reports of shootings on Utøya, an island outside of Oslo, came around 18.25 PM Friday night.
According to a witness the gunman identified himself as a police officer before he started killing people.
Almost 700 young members of the Labour Party was at the island for a youth camp.
Police now confirms that at least 80 people are killed in the shootings at the island.
Police also said they found explosives on the island.
Explosion
This came only hours after a bomb exploded in a government building in central Oslo at 3.30 PM Friday afternoon.
The explosion killed at least seven people and ten people are seriously injured in the blast, confirms police.
A fake police officer was also seen at this scene.
Surrounding buildings was also affected by the attack. The bomb exploded close to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office. He was not at his office and has not been injured.
Several blocks around the bomb are still evacuated and people are asked to stay away from the city centre.
Premier: - You will not destroy us
- We will find those responsible and hold them accountable, said the Norwegian Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference late Friday.
He also has a message to the people behind the attacks
- You will not destroy us. You will not destroy our democracy or our ideals for a better world.
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In somewhat crass tastes, but anyone wanna take a guess as to the motivation of those responsible?
News of the attack has finally made it to the states.
According to Fox News (), 92 have been confirmed dead.
Extreme right wing political beliefs with a severe distaste for all things socialist. Essentially he believe the EU goings on and Norway's left lean meant the impending rise of a new "Soviet Union".
His supposed youtube channel, supposing it's legitimate, adds to this and paints a bit of an interesting picture