At least 87 people were killed on Friday in twin attacks on Norway, police said.
“There has never been a similar situation like this in Norway,” the NRK TV channel quoted police chief Oystein Maeland as saying during a news conference. “It’s a black day for Norway. This is an event of a catastrophic scope.”
At least 80 people have been killed in a shooting at a youth summer camp on the Utaya island near Oslo, Maeland said. He said the figure may rise further.
“We have no adequate record of the number of injured now,” the police chief said. “Many of those seriously injured are under treatment.”
The death toll from a bomb attack on a government headquarters in Oslo stands at 7. The mayor's office told CNN about 90 people had been injured in the attack.
A 32-year-old ethnic Norwegian who opened fire at the youth camp has been arrested. He is also believed to have been behind the Oslo bombing.
The man, an Oslo resident, is believed to belong to right-extremist groups in eastern Norway. He is unlikely to be linked to any international terrorist organizations, police said.
