Several people were killed and many others were injured after a man attacked people with bow arrows in Norway today. The man has since been arrested and the police department is assessing the causality. At least four people had been killed in the attacks, public broadcaster NRK and newspaper VG reported, citing unnamed sources.
“We can unfortunately confirm that there are several injured and also unfortunately several killed in this episode,” local police official Oyvind Aas told a news conference.
Motive of the attack is still unknown and the police believe that only one person is involved in the brutal incident.
The attacks took place at different places of Kongsberg, southeast side of the country. The suspect is currently detained in a police station and no other details of the man is available yet.
Following the incident, the police directorate said it had ordered officers nationwide to carry firearms. Norwegian police are normally unarmed but officers have access to guns and rifles when needed.
“This is an extra precaution. The police have no indication so far that there is a change in the national threat level,” the directorate said in a statement.
The police are also investigating possible terrorist involvement.
Additional Report by Reuters.