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Norwegian police constables who are usually unarmed were ordered to temporarily carry firearms nationwide after the attack. However, there was no upgrade on the national threat level in the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=Unarmed Police Ordered to Carry Guns After Bow-and Arrow-Massacre in Norway |url=https://www.newsweek.com/unarmed-police-ordered-carry-guns-after-bow-arrow-massacre-norway-1638736 |publisher=Newsweek |date=10 Oct 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:49, 14 October 2021
 | This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (October 2021) |
| Kongsberg attack | |
|---|---|
  Viken Viken (Norway)  Viken Viken (Europe) | |
| Location | Kongsberg, Viken, Norway |
| Date | 13 October 2021 18:13 (CEST UTC+02:00) |
| Weapons | Bow and arrow |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Espen Andersen Bråthen |
On 13 October 2021, a man shot eight people with a bow and arrow at locations in Kongsberg, Viken, Norway, a town about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of the capital city Oslo. Five people were killed and three were injured. A male suspect, a 37-year-old with Danish citizenship, was subsequently taken into custody.
Attack
The attacker is said to have launched the assault inside a supermarket in Kongsberg and then moved over a large area. The police were first notified of an attack at 18:12 CEST.[1][2] The callers reported a person walking around with a bow and arrows in a quiver on his shoulder.[3] Pictures have been published of arrows lodged in walls at the scene.[4]
They first confronted the perpetrator at 18:18, and an arrest was made at 18:47.[5][6][7] The attack spurred a large emergency response including heavily-armed police, more than ten ambulances, and two helicopters. Norwegian police usually patrol unarmed, but were given instructions across the state to arm themselves with rifles.[5]
Victims
The five killed were four women and one man, aged 50 to 70 years.[7] The three people that were wounded did not sustain life-threatening injuries;[8] one of them was an off-duty police officer.[9]
Investigation
The attacker was taken to a police station in Drammen, where his defence lawyer, Fredrik Neumann, said he was questioned for more than three hours and was co-operating with authorities[10] and has confessed to the attack.[11] The Norwegian Police Security Service are investigating whether the incident is related to terrorism.[12]
Perpetrator
The perpetrator is a 37-year-old man with Danish citizenship who was born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Danish mother and had lived his entire life in the country;[7][13] he was living in Kongsberg at the time of the attack.[14] The perpetrator was known to the police, and is a recent convert to Islam; police had last been in contact with him in 2020 and had been concerned about his possible extremist views.[10] He has several prior criminal convictions for break-ins, cannabis possession and threats against family members.[14]
Aftermath
Norwegian police constables who are usually unarmed were ordered to temporarily carry firearms nationwide after the attack. However, there was no upgrade on the national threat level in the country.[15]
References
- ^ "Fem personer ble drept og to er skadet i Kongsberg, opplyser politiet" [Five people were killed and two are injured in Kongsberg, police say.]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Skogstrøm, Lene; Johansen, Per Anders; Aas, Odd Inge (13 October 2021). "Flere drept og skadet i Kongsberg. En person pågrepet" [Several killed and injured in Kongsberg. One person arrested.]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58906165
- ^ Cotovio, Vasco; Frater, James; Kolirin, Lianne (14 October 2021). "Suspect charged after 5 killed in Norway bow and arrow attack, police say". CNN. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Man kills several people in Norway in bow and arrow attacks, police say". Reuters. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Cotovio, Vasco; Kolirin, Lianne (13 October 2021). "Several killed in attack in Norwegian town of Kongsberg". CNN. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kongsberg: Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack". BBC News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Politiet: Tre skadede i Kongberg" [Police: Three injured in Kongsberg]. vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Norway bow-and-arrow attack: 5 killed, 2 hurt in Kongsberg attack, 1 man arrested". France24. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Bow and arrow suspect known to Norwegian police". BBC News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Flores, Juan; Tanaka, Sofia (14 October 2021). "Misstänkta 37-åringen medger gärningarna" [37-year-old suspect admits deeds] (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Several people killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway". The Guardian. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Kongsberg -anklagede (37) truede familien – pålagde et tilholdsforbud" [Kongsberg – accused (37) threatened the family – had a restraining order]. vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
Den siktede 37-åringen er dansk statsborger, men er født og har bodd i Norge hele sitt liv. [The accused 37-year-old is a Danish citizen, but was born in and has lived in Norway his entire life.]
- ^ a b "Espen Andersen Bråthen siktet for drapene i Kongsberg" [Espen Andersen Bråthen charged with the murders in Kongsberg]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Unarmed Police Ordered to Carry Guns After Bow-and Arrow-Massacre in Norway". Newsweek. 10 October 2021.