The Norwegian police announced Monday, September 26 the arrest of two alleged accomplices of the author of the shooting which had killed two people in Oslo at the end of June on the sidelines of the celebrations of the Pride March.
Indicted for "
complicity in a terrorist act
", the two suspects were arrested on Sunday in Oslo: one is a Somali in his forties, the other a Norwegian in his thirties, the Oslo police said. in a press release.
Their identity has not been disclosed.
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On June 25, an individual opened fire near a gay bar, the London Pub, in the heart of Norway's capital during the LGBT Pride March, killing two men aged 54 and 60 and injuring 21 others. .
Immediately after the incident, the police arrested Zaniar Matapour, a 43-year-old Norwegian of Iranian origin, suspected of being the author of the shooting.
These new arrests bring to four the number of people implicated in the attack which shocked the Scandinavian nation.
Friday, September 23, the Oslo police announced that they had launched an international wanted notice against Arfan Qadeer Bhatti, a 45-year-old Islamist with a heavy criminal record, also suspected of "
complicity in a terrorist act
".
Another suspect is believed to be in Pakistan
“
Police still believe Bhatti is in Pakistan
,” a country with which Norway has no extradition agreement, she said on Monday.
“
To ensure the best possible cooperation with the Pakistani authorities, we had officers from Oslo Police in Pakistan a short time ago
,” she added.
Police have yet to have direct contact with Arfan Bhatti but have spoken to his Norwegian lawyer, Svein Holden, and say they expect court proceedings in Pakistan to take time.
“
It is difficult to say when Bhatti can be arrested
,” she said.
