Norway attack: Suspect had converted to Islam and showed signs of radicalisation, say police
The suspect in the Norway bow-and-arrow attack had converted to Islam and police had been concerned over signs of his radicalisation, a Norwegian police chief has said. A 37-year-old Danish citizen, who was living in Norway, has been arrested and charged over the attack in the town of Kongsberg which left four women and a man dead. Regional police chief Ole Bredrup Saeverud told a news conference on Thursday that police officers had been in contact with the suspect amid fears over his radicalisation. He remains in police custody and is believed to have acted alone. Two people, including an off-duty police officer, were wounded and rushed to intensive care after the Wednesday evening attacks which took place in different locations in the town, 42 miles southwest of he capital, Oslo. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/bow-and-arrow-attack-people-killed-kogsberg-norway-b960386.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1
