Large explosion in government quarter, Oslo, Norway

A large explosion has shaken the government quarter in Oslo. The police recieved the call at 15:26 (GMT+1).


http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Explosion-At-Oslo-Government-Building-Containing-Prime-Ministers-Office-According-To-Reuters/Article/201107416035628?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_16035628_Explosion_At_Oslo_Government_Building_Containing_Prime_Ministers_Office%2C_According_To_Reuters

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article4180673.ece
Nothing about the cause yet, at least 8 injured.

UPDATE:

They're now saying there has been two explosions. The governement quarter contains several government offices, inluding that of the Prime Minister. He is reportedly safe.
The report of two explosions seems to have been false.

See this link for pictures: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7722919

UPDATE:
Witnesses are now saying that a car parked outside the building may have been the centre of the explosion.

UPDATE:
Police are stopping people from entering the area, because "there are two bombs we haven't located yet." No further reports on casualties.

UPDATE:
1 person confirmed dead. Full disaster alert for fire, police, EMS and all hospitals in the region.

UPDATE:
Police has confirmed that this was a bomb. Several people now reported dead. Local busses have been comandeered by the police to transport injured.

This was a huge explosion, windows have been shattered on an entire city block. The target seems to have been the government offices, a 17 story building. ALL the windows in this building has been blown out.

Good luck. I hope for the fewest amount of injuries/casualties.

Reports are now comming in about a shooting at Utøya, where the youth orginisation for the party now in government is holding its summer camp. The Prime Minister (who is from that party) was scheduled to speak there.

The police has now confirmed that there is an ONGOING situation at Utøya, where a person dressed in a police uniform has fired several shots. There are reports of several injuries.

Reports are 5 dead and several injured at the STILL ongoing incident at Utøya. This is a political summer camp for youth aged 15-25.

Person at Utøya has now been detained by the police. Unconfirmed reports of 20 casualties. Still unknown how many died in the explosion.

Terrorisim... oh joy. : \

i always thought norway was netural with everything..and yea i was getting updates throgh out the day on both events..hopeing for the best

Norway may be nuetral, but every country has it's nut jobs that think the best way to stop a government is to kill everyone

7 confirmed dead in the bombing. At least 10 dead in the shooting. The shooter has been reported as looking nordic, and dressed in a police uniform. He reportedly had a fully automatic weapon. There are helicopter picture of at least 10 bodies floating in the water, on the shore of Utøya island.

We are strictly speaking not neutral. We have forces in Afghanistan, and Norwegian F-16 were some of the most active in Libya.

17 confirmed dead in total, both incidents. It's starting to look like ONE man was behind both incidents. A single loonie with no affiliations to any known terrorist groups.

Wow...that's crazy! Is this guy dead yet?

The police just updated the number of dead from the shooting at the summer camp... The latest number is at least 80 killed. Kids between 14 and 25...

The man behind it all is 32 year old man, right wing extremist. He is suspected of being behind the bombing as well. The camp he attacked was the summer camp for the Norwegian Labor Party's youth organisation.

I...just don't know what to say. The whole country is in shock. At the press conference all the journalists were too stunned to ask questions after the police released the number of killed.

80 kids...

EDIT: They caught the man alive. He's being questioned.

I hope they kill the f*ck. Who in the hell kills kids? Makes me sick.

I know! That's just terrible! What did they do wrong?!

I'd like to point out, that's the goal of terrorisim. To get the reaction you just had on a massive scale.

Other then that, my condolences to the families.

Ya, but then again it does nothing positive for the terrorist. It definality gets attention, probaly not the kind you would want when trying to create change.

Can you imagine the effect terrorisim would have if no one gave two shits?

Well, if we didn't care, we wouldn't be human.

Oh yeah, it'd be completely useless.

Latest news:

86 confirmed dead at Utøya. 5 still missing. 66 injured in hospital.
7 confirmed dead from the bomb. Unknown number missing. 30 injured in hospital.

Total: 93 dead, 96 injured in hospital. At least 5 missing.

The search for missing goes on at Utøya. The search for missing in the government offices are hampered by dangerous conditions due to the structural state of the building.

I heard this on the radio this morning, too.

Turns out a plain clothed police officer are among the dead. He was stationed at Utøya for security. He was the stepbrother of the Crown Princess.

There will be a court hearing today. It's been announced that it will be open to the public. I hope it won't, that'll give him an audience, which is exactly what he wants.

Was the officer armed?

We don't have armed police. Some of the cars have pistols locket in them, most don't. Seems he was off duty, hired to head up security. He was one of the first killed.

The number of dead at Utøya has been revised to 68. Seems in the chaos the number got higher than it was.

Tonight Norway took to the streets and marched for peace. 200.000 marched in Oslo, 15.000 in Bergen, 20.000 in Trondheim, and I marched with 75.000 in Stavanger. With us marched the spokesperson for the Muslim Council in Rogaland (our state).

Like the Crown Price said in his speech, "tonight the streets are filled with love." And the leader of the youth organisation, who himself escaped Utøya, "our youth was not killed so that we could hate more." My favorite quote though came from a girl who had escape Utøya after seeing 10 people killed right next to her: "If one man can show that much hate, imagine how much love we can show together."

Very sad, this whole story and all.

But you know what is sadder? People's (or at least Americans) Priorities. This is what I mean:

Everybody on facebook was all saying "RIP Amy Winehouse". The first facebook post I saw that was all related to these attacks was by my friend, 2 days after the attacks, and her post was calling out how people are saying RIP Amy Winehouse and not even acknowledging the kids or anything about Norway.

It's just sad. These kids, who COULD have had bright futures, were killed for absolutely no reason other than to cause terror. People today should be happy that they could have even listened to Amy Winehouse music (Which im not a fan of), when these kids aren't even going to be able to pursue their dreams or whatever.

Here's what my friend said:

rip amy winehouse? how about rip to all of the kids who died in norway

no totally our fault i mean i didn't know about it till here it's the medias fault

I was watching TV last night (in Canada) they had a 10 minute thing on Winehouse, and 17 second (I counted) on Norway. I have since disowned that station

Meh, the media has the attention span of a kid with ADHD, who have just consumed copious amounts of caffeine and sugar. It's the same everywhere. They'll go "Ooo! Shiny thing!" every time something new happens, no matter the size.

But anyway, the guy might be charged with crimes against humanity. That chapter was added to out criminal code in 2008 (I think to facilitate the conviction of war criminals from Kosovo), and can send him to jail for 30 years. That is the longest you can send someone to jail here, unless they are sentenced to involuntary commitment, in which case the sentence can in theory be extended indefinitely. Note that involuntary commitment does not mean he was insane. Involuntary commitment (forvaring) here means prison. If he was insane, he'll be sentenced to forced psychiatric help. But I doubt he will.

If he gets let out in 30 years, he'll surely be killed.

Oh yes. Even my friends and my mom knew about this before I told them. I knew more than them though.

But I love that quote, I'm using that in school one time. "If one man can show this much hate, then think of how much love we can show together."

have you seen pictures of the prison he might go to and have you heard how many years he may serve?

The prison is a fucking joke. I might go blow up a building in Norway so I can stay in that jail. I heard 21-30 years, that is including time while in custody of police.

i know right that jail looks nicer then my house the art budget was over a million dollars

The Norwegian prison system focuses on treatment, not punishment. If a man is in prison, he's a burden on society. Just think how much it costs to keep him there, what with food, clothes, electricity, the cost of the jail, the cost of the guards... If the system can treat that man, give him job training; so that when he gets out of jail he doesn't commit more crime, but gets a job. Having that job, he provides a service or makes a product, and pays taxes. That man has then turned from a expenditure, to a productive member of society. Not to mention the humanist aspect of it! Many need treatment for drug addictions for example.

I like that system. And it has worked for us.

Personally, my system idea is this:
You go to jail, you don't get anything more than a wooden plank for your bed, and you have a toilet/sink in your cell. You have the option to work though. You work 10 hours a week, you can afford a mattress. You work 15, you get another luxury, and it continues to 40 hours a week. You'll end up making when it comes down to it about half of minimum wage, but the other half covers the food and electricity and taxes you have to pay. You'll be working a real job too, making something, or doing something important, not out breaking rocks, or some meaningless task. That way you gain skills and learn how to function in a society, since your stay in prison is a mini society.

treatment is one thing however it shouldn't be a luxury spa 1 million dollars on art....explain art in the treatment process....

I almost would rather not have the guy go to jail. Probaly tougher on the streets than that jail.

Haters gonna hate



I think our system is good, and that it works. They're criminals yes, but they are human beeings. The US has the largest prison population in the world, about 756 per 100.000. In Texas, alomost 1 out of 22 adults are in jail or on probabtion. I'd say that system isn't working as it should.



But let's not turn this into a discussion about prison systems.

Haha yeah, good point. A lot of people are in prison here...

Many states are eliminating the death penalty. Texas put in an express line.

This is probably the wrong place for that joke, but eh, we're on the subject of Texas and prisons.