"We will follow the police's recommendations and take care of each other. Writing on Facebook, organizers asked everyone not to attend and said all events in connection with Pride were also canceled. Oslo's annual Pride parade, scheduled to take place on Saturday, was canceled in the wake of the shootings after "clear advice and recommendation from the police." In a statement published on Facebook after the shooting, the London Pub condemned the incident as "absolutely awful and pure evil." The bar said all its employees were safe, and expressed condolences for the victims and their families. Another 14 victims sustained minor injuries. "The scene was chaotic, it was a warm evening and a lot of people were outside, so there were people running everywhere," police told CNN.Īmong the eight in hospital, three people are in critical condition. There were wounded people on the ground inside and outside the bar when the police arrived. They did not confirm what weapons he used due to the pending investigation. The suspect was armed with two weapons during the shooting, police said. He said the terrorism charge was justified on the basis of the number of injured and dead people, the number of crime scenes and an "overall assessment" indicating that the accused intended to "create serious fear in the population."Īt the time of the press conference, police had attempted to question the suspect but had not yet been successful in doing so, Hatlo said. The suspect was taken to the police station, and police told CNN there were currently no other suspects.Īs for the charges, Hatlo said the authorities will see "what the investigation shows." Hatlo said police had charged the suspect with "murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts."