2022 Oslo shooting

2022 Oslo shooting
The police blockade at the location where the shooting took place
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LocationOslo, Norway
Coordinates59°54′55″N 10°44′26″E / 59.91528°N 10.74056°E / 59.91528; 10.74056
Date25 June 2022 (CEST UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Mass shooting
Weapons
Deaths2
Injured21
Motive
Accused
Charges

The 2022 Oslo shooting, commonly known in Norway as the Pride Shooting in Oslo (Pride-skyting i Oslo)[5] occurred on 25 June 2022, when two people were killed and twenty-one people were wounded in a mass shooting in Oslo, Norway. Police declared the incident as an "act of Islamist terrorism". The target may have been the Oslo LGBTQ pride event, which was hosted by the local branch of the Norwegian Organisation for Sexual and Gender Diversity.[4]

As of 2024, one person has been convicted in a lower court; Possibilities for appealing the case have not been exhausted.[6]

Earlier, police arrested Zaniar Matapour, a Norwegian citizen from Sanandaj, Iran, who had lived in Norway since 1991.[7][8][9] They later confirmed that they had known of Matapour since 2015, saying that he had been radicalized into Islamic extremism.[3] They also said he had a "history of violence and threats", as well as mental health issues.[10] He has been convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder, attempted murder, and terrorism.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Skal ha brukt en maskinpistol av denne typen under terroraksjonen". NRK. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Matapour tok ordet: – Hvorfor gjennomføres dette på ramadan?". TV2.no. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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  4. ^ a b "Oslo shooting: Norway attack being treated as Islamist terrorism, police say". BBC News. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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  7. ^ Svendsen, Christine; Holm-Nilsen, Sverre (25 June 2022). "Arfan Bhatti la ut sitater om drap på homofile på Facebook" [Arfan Bhatti posted quotes about the murder of gays on Facebook]. NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022. Bhatti, som har vært sentral i det norske ekstremistmiljøet i Norge, la 14. juni ut et brennende regnbueflagg og et sitat på sosiale medier som oppfordrer til å drap på homofile. Etter det NRK vet har terrorsiktede Zaniar Matapour (42) og Bhatti hatt kontakt. NRK får også opplyst at politiet etterforsker hvem i det ekstreme islamistmiljøet 42-åringen har hatt kontakt med, og hvor omfattende kontakten eventuelt har vært. [Bhatti, who has been central to the Norwegian extremist milieu in Norway, posted a burning rainbow flag on June 14 and a quote on social media calling for the killing of gay people. As far as NRK knows, terror suspect Zaniar Matapour (42) and Bhatti have been in contact. NRK is also informed that the police are investigating who in the extreme Islamist milieu the 42-year-old has had contact with, and how extensive the contact may have been.]
  8. ^ "Zaniar Matapour (42) siktet for drap, drapsforsøk og terrorhandling: Dette vet vi om gjerningsmannen" [Zaniar Matapour (42) charged with murder, attempted murder and acts of terrorism: This is what we know about the perpetrator]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022. Flere medier melder at Matapour har koblinger til Arfan Bhatti, som er en ledende figur for bevegelsen Profetens Umma. De ble kjent for å rekruttere en rekke nordmenn til å krige for IS i Syria. [Several media outlets have reported that Matapour has connections to Arfan Bhatti, who is a leading figure in the Profetens Ummah movement. They are known for recruiting several Norwegians to fight for IS in Syria.]
  9. ^ Hopperstad, Morten; Andersen, Gordon; Muladal, Ane; Haram, Ola (25 June 2022). "Opplysninger til VG: Oslo-skytter stoppet i bil sammen med Arfan Bhatti" [VG's information: Oslo shooter stopped in car with Arfan Bhatti]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022. Ifølge VGs opplysninger hadde Matapour da blitt stoppet av politiet i forbindelse med en SIAN-demonstrasjon på Stovner i Oslo i april. Matapour satt da i en bil sammen med den sentrale islamisten Arfan Bhatti (44), ifølge VGs opplysninger. [According to VG's information, Matapour had then been stopped by the police in connection with a SIAN demonstration at Stovner in Oslo in April. Matapour then sat in a car with the central Islamist Arfan Bhatti (44), according to VG's information.]
  10. ^ "Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival - the Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ^ Atkinson, Emily (25 June 2022). "Pictured: Norway terror suspect charged with killing two people at Oslo gay bar". The Independent. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Iranian-born Norwegian man gets 30 years for Oslo Pride shootings". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 July 2024.