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| Kongsberg: Several killed in Norway bow and arrow attack | Kongsberg: Several killed in Norway bow and arrow attack |
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| Police have cordoned off large parts of the town | 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. | Several people have been killed and others injured in Norway after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them. |
| Police first received word of an attack in the town of Kongsberg, south-west of the capital Oslo, at around 18:13 local time (16:13 GMT). | |
| Chief Oeyvind Aas said a suspect had been caught and seemed to have acted alone. | 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. | Officers would not confirm the number of casualties but local media reported at least four were killed. |
| Police will investigate whether 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." | "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. A spokesperson for the chain later confirmed there was a "serious incident" at their store, adding that none of their staff were physically injured. | |
| There was reportedly a confrontation between the attacker and the police before he was eventually detained at 18:47 local time. | |
| The suspect moved over a large area, and authorities have cordoned off several parts of the town. 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. He has yet to be questioned. | |
| Dozens of emergency vehicles are at the scene, including ambulances, police cars and helicopters. | 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. | 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. |
| "The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level," the directorate said in a statement (in Norwegian). | |
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