Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022
1 year, 1 month ago

Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran was Friday charged with aggravated terrorism for the 2022 deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the nightlife district of the capital, Oslo. The shooting shocked Norway, which has a relatively low crime rate but has experienced a series of so-called lone wolf attacks in recent decades, including one of the worst mass shootings in Europe. Two years later, a Norwegian man armed with knives and a bow and arrow killed five people in a town in the south of the country.

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Verdict due over deadly Oslo Pride attack
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Verdict due over deadly Oslo Pride attack

Hindustan Times  

A Norwegian court is set to deliver its verdict Thursday on a shooter who killed two people hours before Oslo's 2022 Pride festival, shocking the placid country and leading to the cancellation of the parade. Verdict due over deadly Oslo Pride attack Zaniar Matapour, who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, is accused of opening fire on June 25, …

Iranian-born Norwegian man gets 30 years for Oslo Pride shootings
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iranian-born Norwegian man gets 30 years for Oslo Pride shootings

Al Jazeera  

Zaniar Matapour convicted on ‘terrorism’ and murder charges after attack that killed two people and wounded nine. A court in Oslo has found an Iranian-born Norwegian man guilty of an attack during Pride celebrations in the Norwegian capital in 2022 and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. Two people were killed and nine were seriously wounded in the centre …

Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A radical Norwegian Islamist who is suspected of complicity in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo two years ago has been expelled from Pakistan and is on his way to Norway, the Scandinavian country’s government said Friday. Bhatti knew Zaniar Matapour, the main suspect in the attack that the Norwegian Police Security Service has …

A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo
9 months, 1 week ago

A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The trial began Tuesday in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbø said Zaniar Matapour, 44, allegedly fired 10 rounds with a machine gun and eight shots with a handgun into a crowd. Judge Eirik Aass replied that “I have not …

Norway: Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed, refuses to talk
2 years, 5 months ago

Norway: Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed, refuses to talk

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — The suspect in a deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the Norwegian capital, which authorities are treating as an Islamist attack, was ordered held Monday in pre-trial detention for four weeks — two of them in solitary confinement. Two people were killed and more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an …

Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival
2 years, 5 months ago

Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival

Associated Press  

OSLO, Norway — A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act” during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival. The service’s acting chief, Roger Berg, called the attack an “extreme Islamist terror act” and said the suspect had a …

Oslo shooting: Police say treating killings as ‘act of terrorism’
2 years, 5 months ago

Oslo shooting: Police say treating killings as ‘act of terrorism’

Al Jazeera  

Police say they are treating the deadly shootings as a ‘terrorist attack’, as organisers say the Pride parade has been cancelled. At least two people have been killed and 21 others wounded when a man opened fire outside a popular gay bar and nearby locations in Norway’s capital Oslo, police said, ahead of a planned annual Pride parade. Police said …

Dutch LGBTQ rights group appalled at Oslo gay club shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch LGBTQ rights group appalled at Oslo gay club shooting

NL Times  

The COC is shocked by the shooting in the Norwegian capital Oslo, in which two visitors to a gay nightclub were killed. The Dutch LGBTQ rights group called the shooting "awful and unimaginable." But at the same time there is also a feeling of militancy, of 'we as a community will not be intimidated and pushed back into the closet'," …

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