Verdens Gang
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| Editors | Gard Steiro |
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| First issue date | 1945 |
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| ID | 996576 |
About Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang, generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. VG is nevertheless the most read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers.
Oslo shooting: Two killed in nightlife district attack
Two People have been shot dead and 14 injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital Oslo, police say.
There was gunfire at about 01:00 local time (23:00 GMT) in three locations including a gay bar.
A suspect has been arrested and two weapons seized.
Police believe The Suspect is the only person involved in The Shooting . No motive for The Attack has been given.
Shots were fired at the London Pub, a popular gay bar, as well as near the Herr Nilsen Jazz Club and a takeaway.
" I saw A Man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot, " journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster Nrk said.
One witness in the London Pub told Nrk that he had been hit by flying glass.
" I was in the outer bar in London when it happened. I just noticed that A Shot was fired, and I was hit by a shard of glass. There were more and more and more shots, so I escaped into the inner bar and tried to Get As many as possible with me, " He Said .
" At first people did not understand what was happening, but then there was panic. "
A Woman told the Verdens Gang newspaper that The Gunman had taken careful aim at his targets. " When I understood that it was serious I ran. There was A Man covered in blood motionless on the floor, " She Said .
Another man told the newspaper he had seen a lot of people on the ground with Head Wounds .
Oslo is due to hold its annual Pride Parade later on Saturday.
Norway's Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said The Incident had shaken the country.
" Norway is a community of trust where everyone should feel safe outside on a Saturday Night , " She Said , according to Nrk .
Source of news: bbc.com