Mosque shooting in Norway an act of terrorism: Police

SANDVIKA: An attack by a gunman at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of terrorism, police said on Sunday. The suspected shooter at the al-Noor Islamic Centre near the Norwegian capital — a young, white male carrying several guns — had expressed far-right, anti-immigrant views online, assistant chief of police Rune Skjold told reporters.
“We’re investigating this as an attempt at carrying out an act of terrorism,” he said. The suspect had been apprehended after the attack, in which shots were fired but no one was hit, with one of the people inside the mosque having overpowered him before cops arrived. Three people were present in the mosque at the time, mosque spokesman Waheed Ahmed said. Mohammad Rafiq, 65, a retired Pakistani air force officer, was the first to approach the attacker, the mosque said.
Norwegian PM Erna Solberg said police had ramped up security. While the government tries to combat hate speech, more must still be done, she added. “We are trying to combat this, but it’s a challenge,” she said.
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