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KONGSBERG: SEVERAL KILLED IN NORWAY BOW AND ARROW ATTACK

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Image caption, Police have cordoned off large parts of the town

Several people have been killed and others injured in Norway after a man used a
bow and arrow to attack them.

Police announced an incident in the town of Kongsberg south-west of the capital
Oslo just before 18:30 local time (17:30 BST).

Chief Oeyvind Aas said a suspect had been caught and seemed to have acted alone.

Officers would not confirm the number of casualties but local media reported at
least four were killed.

Police will investigate if it was an act of terror, a spokesman said.

"It is a tragedy for all those affected," Mayor Kari Anne Sand told VG
newspaper. "I have no words."



Media reports say the attacker opened fire inside a Coop Extra supermarket on
Kongsberg's west side.

The suspect reportedly moved throughout the town, and authorities have cordoned
off several large areas. Residents were ordered to stay indoors so authorities
could examine the scene and gather evidence.

The suspect has now been taken to a police station in the town of Drammen.

Dozens of emergency vehicles are at the scene, including ambulances, police cars
and helicopters.

Norway's justice minister Monica Maeland has been informed and is closely
monitoring the situation, the ministry tweeted.

The country's police directorate has ordered all officers nationwide to carry
firearms as an extra precaution. Usually police in the country are not armed.






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