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Protest march after the attack in Oslo: With the rainbow against terror

2022-06-25T16:07:32.258Z


The big Pride parade was canceled after the attack on a nightclub. But a few thousand people still roamed the streets to take a stand against terror and hatred – the pictures from Oslo.


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Flowers at the crime scene in Oslo: In the center of the Norwegian capital, a man shot people in and around an LGBTQ bar on Saturday night.

Photo: Terje Pedersen / picture alliance / dpa / NTB / AP

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Two people died and more than 20 were injured, ten of them seriously.

Investigators classified the act as Islamist terrorism and increased security measures.

Photo: Sergei Grits/AP

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All police officers in the country should temporarily carry weapons.

Photo: NTB / REUTERS

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The 40th Pride March planned for Saturday was canceled on the advice of the police.

The organizers recommended thinking about each other from home and in the respective neighborhoods and standing up for the rights of queer people.

But not everyone stuck to it.

Photo: Getty Images

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Thousands of Oslo residents gathered along the parade route in the trendy district of Grønland for a spontaneous demonstration for community rights.

Photo: Getty Images

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Mayor Marianne Borgen only said on Friday evening how much the city was looking forward to the parade after years of the pandemic.

Photo: Getty Images

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Participants in the spontaneous demonstration also laid flowers at the crime scene.

The London Pub has been popular with the LGBTQ community for decades.

Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / picture alliance / dpa / NTB / AP

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Rainbean flags not only lined restaurants and bars on Saturday, but also embassies and official buildings - and the pitch at Ullevaal Stadion, where the Norwegian national team was scheduled to play against New Zealand in a friendly.

Photo: Maurius Simensen / Bildbyran / IMAGO

Source: spiegel

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