Norway mourns as memorial service for victims of Oslo shooting held
Euronews says NORWAY’S prime minister and members of the royal family joined mourners at a memorial service in Oslo Cathedral Sunday for the victims of a shooting in the capital’s nightlife district.
A gunman opened fire in central Oslo’s bar area on the night between Friday and Saturday, killing two people — a man in his 50s and another in his 60s — and wounding more than 20.
The Norwegian security service called the attack an “Islamist terror act” during the capital’s annual LGBT+ Pride festival. A suspect is in custody.
The crime scene included the London Pub, popular with the city’s LGBT+ community, but police investigators have said it was unclear whether the motive of the assailant was hatred toward sexual minorities.
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