A gunman opened fire in Oslo's nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an "Islamist terror act" during the capital's annual LGBTQ Pride festival. People stand at a memorial site for victims of Saturday's shooting, carried out in central Oslo during the Norwegian capital's annual LGBTQ Pride festival. Desta G. Selassie, a co-owner of the London Pub, told The Associated Press that employees who witnessed the shooting were in shock and receiving psychological counselling. Parade cancelledOrganizers of Oslo Pride cancelled the parade and other scheduled events, and encouraged "people all over Norway to show solidarity" in their homes, neighbourhoods and on social media instead. Security forces stand at the site where several people were injured during a shooting outside the London Pub in central Oslo early Saturday.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2022 00:47 UTC