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Norway: Police report 1 shot, injured at mosque outside Olso

Published: 10 Aug 2019 - 07:02 pm | Last Updated: 04 Nov 2021 - 05:23 am

AP

MOSCOW: Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured at a mosque in a western suburb of the capital, Oslo.

The Oslo Police Department said on Twitter that the shooting took place Saturday afternoon in Baerum. It said a suspect was in custody and no one else is thought to have been involved.

Local newspaper Budstikka quoted a mosque board member, Irfan Mushtaq, as saying the shooter wore a helmet and a uniform.