The man, who was shot dead by Bislett police on Tuesday morning, had attempted to attack several people earlier, according to police chief Torgeir Brenden.
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Oslo police confirm that they shot at Bislett Oslo and that there was a confrontation. According to Nettavisen, the police shot the man.
#Oslo Området Bislett. Politiet bekrefter at det har vært en confrontasjon mellom politiet og minst en person til. Det har blitt avfyrt skudd. Situasjonen er pr nå ikke avklart. Det er mye politi i området.
- OPS Politiet Oslo (@oslopolitiops) November 9, 2021
One of the Nettavisen journalists claims to have witnessed the incident. The journalist describes the dramatic sequence of events when the police tried to control a man with a knife in his hand who was running after the woman.
According to Nettavisen, the man was shot dead by the police.
Oslo police confirms NTB that they fired the shots and that the attacker was hit. The severity of the sustained injuries is unknown.
Police inform that just before 9 o'clock it was notified of the incident near Thereses gate on Bislett. Soon a police patrol appeared on the scene.
- At this point there is a confrontation and a dangerous situation in which shots are fired - informs NTB operational manager Tore Solberg.
- One person was rammed with a car and then shots were fired. The attacker is taken to the hospital. We will provide a fuller statement later, says the operations manager.
Photos from Thereses gate in Bislett show police units and several ambulances.
The police are looking for several potentially injured or injured people in Bislett
- Minister of Justice and Crisis Management Emilie Enger Mehl has been informed about the incident in Bislett Oslo and is following the situation, the ministry writes on Twitter.
The Special Unit for Police was also notified about the incident.
- The special unit has launched a compulsory investigation, although there is no reason to suspect a crime or abuse, they write on its website.
The Police Directorate orders the temporary arming of the police throughout the country
The bomber died from his injuries.
The police do not believe that this incident was a terrorist act, as it later turned out, he was in a closed psychiatric facility and at the time of the incident he was on leave
Source: NTB
Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum
