Oslo’s Pride parade was canceled due to a deadly shooting near gay bars. This deadly shooting is most likely to be a terrorist attack, according to the Norwegian police.
Two people were killed and 21 were wounded by a shooter near the London Pub which was the largest gay and lesbian venue in Oslo, and the other two bars near the London Pub.
The shooter, a forty-two-year-old Norwegian who was originally from Iran was later arrested and charged with murder, an attempt to assassinate, and terrorism. He was “known to the police,” but has only received minor warnings until now, according to prosecutor Christian Hatlo.
The man took out his gun and forced petrified people to either run away or get down to the ground. He finally stopped when he was seized by four men.
After the tragedy, thousands of citizens gathered on the streets and waved the rainbow flags (One of the symbols of the LGBTQ group), and had flowers for the victims. Some were crying and were consoled by the passersby.
During the memorial service, the ornate cathedral was filled with vivid colored flowers and rainbow flags. Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit also attended the service to mourn the victims.
This catastrophe will remind people that the fight for a free and safe life wasn’t over yet, but it also strengthened people’s will to win their rights together in the future.
According to a lesbian woman who lived next door to the shooter, she felt strange and horrified to discover that they lived so close to each other. When she was asked if the shooting had destroyed the LGBTQ, she answered that “Our case is strengthened – not his.”
Two people were killed and 21 were wounded by a shooter near the London Pub which was the largest gay and lesbian venue in Oslo, and the other two bars near the London Pub.
The shooter, a forty-two-year-old Norwegian who was originally from Iran was later arrested and charged with murder, an attempt to assassinate, and terrorism. He was “known to the police,” but has only received minor warnings until now, according to prosecutor Christian Hatlo.
The man took out his gun and forced petrified people to either run away or get down to the ground. He finally stopped when he was seized by four men.
After the tragedy, thousands of citizens gathered on the streets and waved the rainbow flags (One of the symbols of the LGBTQ group), and had flowers for the victims. Some were crying and were consoled by the passersby.
During the memorial service, the ornate cathedral was filled with vivid colored flowers and rainbow flags. Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit also attended the service to mourn the victims.
This catastrophe will remind people that the fight for a free and safe life wasn’t over yet, but it also strengthened people’s will to win their rights together in the future.
According to a lesbian woman who lived next door to the shooter, she felt strange and horrified to discover that they lived so close to each other. When she was asked if the shooting had destroyed the LGBTQ, she answered that “Our case is strengthened – not his.”