{"id":352680,"date":"2021-10-14T12:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/norway-bow-and-arrow-suspect-was-flagged-for-radicalization\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:07:12","slug":"norway-bow-and-arrow-suspect-was-flagged-for-radicalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/norway-bow-and-arrow-suspect-was-flagged-for-radicalization\/","title":{"rendered":"#Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A 37-year-old Danish man suspected of using a bow and arrow to kill five people and wound two others in a small Norwegian town is a Muslim convert who had previously been flagged as having been radicalized, police said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified suspect launched his attack late Wednesday in several locations in the town of Kongsberg, some 40 miles southwest of Oslo, killing four women and a man between the ages of 50 and 70, Police Chief Ole B. Saeverud said.<\/p>\n<p>Two people, including an off-duty cop, were wounded in the attack, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere earlier had been worries of the man having been radicalized,\u201d Saeverud told reporters, adding that there were \u201ccomplicated assessments related to the motive, and it will take time before this is clarified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police chief, who did not elaborate on what was meant by being radicalized, said the last report of concern was last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The man allegedly killed five people between 50 and 70 years old in a bow-and-arrow attack in Norway on Oct. 13, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19798688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The man allegedly killed five people between 50 and 70 years old in a bow-and-arrow attack in Norway on Oct. 13, 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was too early to determine whether the attack should be investigated as an act of terrorism, Saeverud said.<\/p>\n<p>Police were alerted about the incident at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday and made contact with the suspect, but he escaped and wasn\u2019t caught until 6:47 p.m., Saeverud said.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe the attacker didn\u2019t start killing people until officers arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/norway-bow-and-arrow4_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Police work near a site after a man killed some people in Kongsberg, Norway.\" class=\"wp-image-19798843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/norway-bow-and-arrow4_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/norway-bow-and-arrow4_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/norway-bow-and-arrow4_.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police work near a site after a man killed some people in Kongsberg, Norway.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFrom what we know now, it is reasonably clear that some, probably everyone, was killed after the police were in contact with the perpetrator,\u201d Saeverud said.<\/p>\n<p>Ann Iren Svane Mathiassen, the police attorney leading the probe, said the suspect admitted, \u201cI did this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe talked calmly and clearly described what he had done. He admitted killing the five people,\u201d she told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chief of Police Ole B. Saeverud raised concern that there &quot;had been worries of the man having been radicalized.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19798713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chief of Police Ole B. Saeverud raised concern that there \u201chad been worries of the man having been radicalized.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Witness Erik Benum said he saw escaped shop workers taking cover in doorways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw them hiding in the corner. Then I went to see what was h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening, and I saw the police moving in with a shield and rifles. It was a very strange sight,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople are sad and shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The suspect reportedly used other weapons besides the bow and arrow, but police are still investigating what items he had in his arsenal. Weapons experts and other technical officers are assisting with the investigation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The man acted alone in the attack, according to police. \" class=\"wp-image-19798691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The man acted alone in the attack, according to police. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The suspect, who is believed to have acted alone, was held on preliminary charges, which is a step short of formal charges. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt goes without saying that this is a very serious and extensive situation, and it natural affects Kongsberg and those who live here,\u201d police spokesman Oeyvind Aas said earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlets reported that the suspect had been convicted of burglary and drug possession. Last year, a court granted a restraining order ordering him to stay away from his parents for six months after he threatened to kill one of them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Police work near the site where a man killed five people and injured two others a day earlier. \" class=\"wp-image-19798719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/Norway_Attack_6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police work near the site where a man killed five people and injured two others a day earlier. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newly appointed Prime Minister-Jonas Gahr Stoere called the attack \u201chorrific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unreal. But the reality is that five people have been killed, many are injured and many are in shock ,\u201d Gahr Stoere told NRK.<\/p>\n<p>Silje Limstrand, a 22-year-old kindergarten worker, was on her way to her a supermarket Wednesday evening when police told her to get away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels weird, unreal. Kongsberg is a small town where you feel so safe \u2026 It is scary,\u201d she told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scary to think that I was there at the same time as the suspect,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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