Explosion in Oslo

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

No threads here yet?
It looks like a very big explosion, one fatality reported so far. May be terrorism but bbc saying that is speculation.

[LisMcA]

Watching Sky News, at least 2 fatalities reported by police :(

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

:(

[NerfHerder]

Any idea which district?

[LisMcA]

Just says centre of Oslo. Government buildings and tabloid newspaper offices effected.

[LisMcA]

Was a bomb

[LisMcA]

oh no Nerf, how worring, one of the offices contained th PMs office.

[LisMcA]

worrying very sorry

[NerfHerder]

Hha- by some miracle he is on holiday elsewhere. Phew.
So sorry for all those families not so lucky. ?m shaking here

[ClaireDeLoon]

Awful. Do we have any Oslo mner's? Hope that if we do they/DP's are ok.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

also an attack at a youth camp. very frightening for people.

[ClaireDeLoon]

Yes, just saw about children's camp, gunman dressed as policeman. What on earth is going on?

[MonsterBookOfTysons]

OMG How awful

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

If the gunman is connected to the car bomb then it may be some kind of 'Hungerford' rampage situation rather than terrorism. Dreadful either way.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

seems to be directed against the ruling government as it was a political youth camp.

[Kladdkaka]

Last week anti terrorism charges were filed against an Iraqi born cleric who issued death threats to polititians who are trying to deport him. That's the whisper on the grapevine here.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

ok, that would make sense. Do you live in Norway? I'm sorry that your country (if you do) is going through this.

[Kladdkaka]

I'm in Sweden, within weekly commuting distance of Oslo. Most of my neighbours are Norwegian. The Swedish primeminister told us all that today we are all Norwegians. Everyone is on high alert. My husband works in a nuclear facility close to the border, I might get more info when he gets in.

[SeaShellsMyDogSmells]

The pm was meant to speak at that camp oybbk, there are twitter reports of kids swimming off the island and hiding in bushes :(

Luckily it's national holiday there otherwise the Oslo bomb would have been much much worse-it's like blowing up Whitehall.

Gunman reported Nordic in appearance so goodness know what the motive is

[SeaShellsMyDogSmells]

4 confirm dead on island already :(

Fucking awful

[tethersend]

More information here

[Kladdkaka]

There are lots of images and videos on the Norwegian news site if anyone wants to look here:

nrk.no/

[moonstorm]

7 dead. Threats of 'more to come'

I don't know whether I'm more sad or angry.

Jihad mentioned blah blah blah

[SeaShellsMyDogSmells]

Hey Moonstorm I hope all your family and friends are ok x

[moonstorm]

And you . Everyone seems ok. What if there's more? What if they target other cities?