The South East Police District can confirm that there has been a serious incident in the Kongsberg city center this evening. The police received emergency calls at about 18:13 from people in the center of Kongsberg city stating a person was seen walking around with what was supposedly a bow and arrow. We can now confirm that there are several casualties. There are also several wounded who have been sent to hospital for treatment. One person was apprehended at 18:47, and at the moment there is no active search for any further suspects. The suspect in currently in custody at Drammen police station. Based on the information we have at the present time; the apprehended man has acted alone. We will also have to look at whether this is an act of terror or not. The suspect has not yet been questioned by the police, and it is therefore too early to say anything about his motivation for his actions, says assistant chief of police Øyvind Aas
via politiet: Several casualties and wouned in Kongsberg incident
siehe auch: Bogenschütze tötet mehrere Menschen in Norwegen – mutmaßlicher Täter gefasst. In Kongsberg nahe Oslo hat ein Mann offenbar mindestens fünf Menschen erschossen.
Seine Tat beging er mit Pfeil und Bogen. Er wurde von der Polizei gefasst. Bei einer Gewalttat im südnorwegischen Kongsberg sind mehrere Menschen verletzt und getötet worden. Das teilte die norwegische Polizei am Mittwochabend mit. Der mutmaßliche Einzeltäter sei gefasst worden. Der Sender NRK berichtete am Mittwochabend von mindestens fünf Toten. Die Tat ereignete sich gegen 18.15 Uhr im Zentrum der Stadt Kongsberg, die rund 80 Kilometer südwestlich von der Hauptstadt Oslo liegt. Der Täter sei mit Pfeil und Bogen bewaffnet gewesen – ob er auch andere Waffen bei sich trug, blieb bis zur Nacht offen. Man gehe von einem Einzeltäter aus. (…) Die Hintergründe der Tat blieben zunächst unklar. Es sei noch zu früh, um zu sagen, ob es einen terroristischen Hintergrund geben könnte. Viele Fragen könne er noch nicht beantworten, betonte Aas; Kongsberg: Several killed in Norway bow and arrow attack. 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. Officers would not confirm the number of casualties but public broadcaster NRK reports at least five 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.” 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.