Update: Police just made a statement that there are at *least* 80 casualties from the Utøya shooting.
Combined with the fact that I've not heard from my friend in eleven hours...
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| Author: | Tsunami [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
I'm safe, in case anyone were worried or something. Situation's pretty crazy though, large parts of downtown look like a combat zone. |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Oh good! :O I was worried! |
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| Author: | Tsunami [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Update: Apparently, there's an ingoing shooting at Utøya outside of Oslo, and early reports suggest several people have been shot. The place is a summer camp for the Young Social Democrats, and I have friends there. Mojo (or prayers, if that's your thing) appreciated, guys. |
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| Author: | Tsunami [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
The Utøya shooter has been caught. I'm told that he has claimed there will be two more attacks following. |
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| Author: | TheSilvernight [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Any idea why they are doing this? |
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| Author: | Tsunami [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Preliminary news reports give the attacker's name (withheld here as it's not yet official), and describes him as a Norwegian christian conservative with radical right-wing sympathies. |
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| Author: | Nikblade [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
The suspect's Facebook page, for anyone curious who did it. He lists his activities as "founding and developing organizations", "freemasonry" and "political analysis". His favorite books are Nineteen Eight-Four, The Prince, The Critique of Pure Reason, Consequences of Pragmatism, On Liberty and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Sounds like he'd be a douchebag even if he weren't a murderous nutjob. |
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| Author: | MoreThanThree [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Nikblade wrote: The suspect's Facebook page, for anyone curious who did it. . . . . "political analysis". . . . .Nineteen Eight-Four. . . . Sounds like he'd be a douchebag even if he weren't a murderous nutjob. I only like two of those. I'm safe, right? |
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| Author: | Tsunami [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Update: Police just made a statement that there are at *least* 80 casualties from the Utøya shooting. Combined with the fact that I've not heard from my friend in eleven hours...
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| Author: | Calan [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
I'm praying for your friend. |
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| Author: | Charity [ Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
My parents are somewhere in Norway at the moment. DX I'm seriously hoping that their cruise didn't stop off in Oslo. |
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| Author: | Tsunami [ Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Charity wrote: My parents are somewhere in Norway at the moment. DX I'm seriously hoping that their cruise didn't stop off in Oslo. The situation is chaotic, so I cant say anything for sure. But for what its worth, if they did stop off in Oslo, the chances of them having been hurt are very low; the worst blast area is not a part of town tourists visit. Luckily (I use the term with bitter irony), the bombing was in no way the serious attack, as it seems to have been a diversion to hide the true intention, the Utøya massacre. Im in tears right now. A survivor of the shooting at Utøya wrote an accountant of her experience on her blog. I will not share it here, as I do not want to ruin your day. Rest assured that it was absolutely gruesome, and knowing that what her story is shared by five hundred other traumatized teenagers is unbearable. The families of another eighty four young people will never see their child again. |
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| Author: | rattyroo [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
I'm so sorry, Tsu..That's just so terrible. Could you maybe pm me the link to her blog? I'll pray for your friend and your town, as well. <.> So sorry. |
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| Author: | Charity [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Is your friend alright? Mum and Dad are fine; they didn't stop off in Oslo at all. Apparently flags were flying at half mast on the ship though. Hope my brother has forgiven me for waking him up at 5am to see if he knew anything. How the hell did this [censored] manage to shoot so many people? |
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| Author: | MoreThanThree [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bomb attack on downtown Oslo |
Utoya massacre - My survival story Fascinating perspective of the shooting. |
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