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| Norway stabbings: Woman killed and two more injured in Sarpsborg | Norway stabbings: Woman killed and two more injured in Sarpsborg |
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| A woman has died and two more have been injured after a series of late night stabbings in Norway. | A woman has died and two more have been injured after a series of late night stabbings in Norway. |
| First reports of the attacks came in just before midnight in the city of Sarpsborg, south of the capital Oslo. | First reports of the attacks came in just before midnight in the city of Sarpsborg, south of the capital Oslo. |
| Police have arrested a 31-year-old Norwegian citizen who will be questioned today. | |
| A press release said the male alleged attacker had a relationship with two of the women, although not with the woman who was killed. | |
| The victim was in her 50s, police said. Another woman was seriously hurt while a third suffered lighter injuries. | The victim was in her 50s, police said. Another woman was seriously hurt while a third suffered lighter injuries. |
| The man arrested will be charged with murder and attempted murder, the statement said. | |
| Police said they were investigating whether the alleged perpetrator's mental health was a factor in the attacks. The press release said the arrested man had a history of violence but at a later press conference police said this was not in fact the case. | |
| Local media reported armed police, helicopters and nine ambulances were deployed early in the morning in Sarpsborg. | Local media reported armed police, helicopters and nine ambulances were deployed early in the morning in Sarpsborg. |
| Officers locked down the city centre and asked residents to stay indoors via Twitter. | Officers locked down the city centre and asked residents to stay indoors via Twitter. |
| One woman was stabbed at the central bus station while waiting in her car. | One woman was stabbed at the central bus station while waiting in her car. |
| Another was stabbed in her own home. "We were sitting watching TV and there was a knock at the door. When I opened it he tried to stab me, but I got away," her husband told local newspaper Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. His wife was then stabbed in the arm. | Another was stabbed in her own home. "We were sitting watching TV and there was a knock at the door. When I opened it he tried to stab me, but I got away," her husband told local newspaper Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. His wife was then stabbed in the arm. |
| One of the victims recognised her attacker, which led to the arrest at the man's home address. | |
| One resident, Ole Martin Gilde, said he witnessed the arrest. | One resident, Ole Martin Gilde, said he witnessed the arrest. |
| "The police blocked off the street, and I counted up to 12 police cars here," he told Verdens Gang newspaper. "I also saw up to 10 armed police officers at the intersection here, and then they searched with a dog in all the backyards." | "The police blocked off the street, and I counted up to 12 police cars here," he told Verdens Gang newspaper. "I also saw up to 10 armed police officers at the intersection here, and then they searched with a dog in all the backyards." |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |