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All rights reserved.From the shores of Biscayne Bay to the striking Art Deco District, Miami has more than solidified its title as America’s party scene – even more for the LGBTQ+ community. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. He said the US has been in touch with the Norwegian government to offer condolences and offer any support they need after the shooting. And our house our hearts obviously go out to all the families of the victims, the people of Norway, which is a tremendous ally,” John Kirby, the NSC coordinator for strategic communications, told reporters aboard Air Force One as President Biden was flying to Europe. “We’re all horrified by the mass shooting in Oslo today, targeting the LGBTQI+ community there. The White House said it was shocked by the killings. It is our common responsibility to make it clear that no one other than the person or the people behind the attack is responsible for it.” And I know that many Muslims in our country are also scared and in despair. He re-reiterated that the perpetrator belonged “to an Islamist environment” but emphasized that “if this is Islamic terror, as PST points out, then many Muslims will feel vulnerable today and, in the time ahead. We are a community, we are a diverse and strong community, and we will never be threatened or give up our values.” Instead, we are filled with grief,” he said. “This day, June 25th, we were to celebrate love, we were to fill the streets in the colors of the rainbow, we were to showcase our community and our freedom. Støre later called for unity and said “even though we do not know if the queer environment was the goal, the queer environment is regardless the victim.” Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also expressed his condolences to the victims, calling the shooting “a cruel and deeply shocking attack on innocent people.”
“We will soon be proud and visible again, but today we will hold and share the pride celebrations from home.” Warm thoughts and love go to relatives, the injured and others affected,” said leader of Oslo Pride, Inger Kristin Haugsevje, and leader of the Association for Gender and Sexuality Diversity, Inge Alexander Gjestvang, in a joint statement. “We will follow the police’s recommendations and take care of each other. Writing on Facebook, organizers asked everyone not to attend and said all events in connection with Pride were also canceled. Oslo’s annual Pride parade, scheduled to take place on Saturday, was canceled in the wake of the shootings after “clear advice and recommendation from the police.” In a statement published on Facebook after the shooting, the London Pub condemned the incident as “absolutely awful and pure evil.” The bar said all its employees were safe, and expressed condolences for the victims and their families. Another 14 victims sustained minor injuries. “The scene was chaotic, it was a warm evening and a lot of people were outside, so there were people running everywhere,” police told CNN.Īmong the eight in hospital, three people are in critical condition. There were wounded people on the ground inside and outside the bar when the police arrived. They did not confirm what weapons he used due to the pending investigation. The suspect was armed with two weapons during the shooting, police said. The suspect was taken to the police station, and police told CNN there were currently no other suspects.Īs for the charges, Hatlo said the authorities will see “what the investigation shows.” He said the terrorism charge was justified on the basis of the number of injured and dead people, the number of crime scenes and an “overall assessment” indicating that the accused intended to “create serious fear in the population.”Īt the time of the press conference, police had attempted to question the suspect but had not yet been successful in doing so, Hatlo said. Hatlo said police had charged the suspect with “murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts.” We do not currently have any indications of that,” the PST said. “We are now contributing all the relevant information we have to the Oslo police district and are working to clarify whether more acts of violence may be planned. The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) announced in a tweet Saturday that it was “informed about the shooting in Oslo on Saturday.” Norway’s domestic intelligence service said it was working to clarify whether more acts of violence may be planned after the shooting.