Norway bow-and-arrow attack suspect Espen Andersen Bråthen charged with murder

Police revealed Thursday that Bråthen had transformed to Islam and that officers had beforehand been in touch with him, together with over considerations associated to radicalization.

"We have taken three weapons total" from him, Omholt stated, however wouldn't specify what they had been.

The identities of the 5 folks killed haven't but been made public, the inspector stated. Police are persevering with to work to determine and notify subsequent of kin.

A regional police spokesperson advised CNN earlier Friday that Bråthen had been handed over to well being companies and wouldn't seem in court docket that day.

Bråthen "is not disputing what happened," the police spokesperson advised CNN.

The prosecution has requested a decide that the suspect is held in detention for at the least 4 weeks, together with two in isolation, the spokesperson added. The court docket is anticipated to decide in a while Friday, based on a press launch from the regional police.

Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) chief Hans Sverre Sjøvold advised reporters on Thursday that the attack "appears as if it may be an act of terrorism" however famous that it's important the investigation goes forward and "we get to clarify what the motives of the accused are."

Police chief Ole Bredrup Sæverud stated Thursday that the police had "received no reports in 2021 regarding radicalization" in relation to the suspect, however that considerations had been raised beforehand.

Four ladies and one man had been killed within the attack. They had been all aged 50 to 70 years, Sæverud stated.

People laid flowers and lit candles at a vigil for the victims in Kongsberg on Thursday night, with more stopping by to pay their respects on the makeshift memorial on Friday.

Newly inaugurated Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was anticipated to journey to the city later Friday.

Speaking Thursday at a press convention within the capital, Oslo, Gahr Støre stated he hoped to go to alongside the Minister for Justice with a purpose to specific their "support" to these affected.

The tragedy coincided with Gahr Støre's announcement of the brand new Norwegian authorities Thursday. Acknowledging this through the press convention, he referred to as it "a very special day to present a new government" in gentle of the nation experiencing a "horribly cruel attack on innocent people last night."

He expressed his reduction that Norwegian police had arrested the suspect, whereas emphasizing that the result was nonetheless "deeply tragic."

"It was an act of terrorism, and this act that happened yesterday naturally reminds us of those who have experienced such terrible things and we will stand by them," he stated.

The Kongsberg attack "shows that our society is vulnerable," Gahr Støre stated, as he pressured that it's "not good for us to conclude what is the motive, what is behind this action." He stated the Norwegian police "must be allowed to finish their work and clarify" such issues however that the attack "emphasizes again that preparedness is a complex task for a society."

A timeline of the occasions Wednesday revealed that solely 35 minutes elapsed between the primary stories to police of a person taking pictures with a bow and arrow, at 6:12 p.m. and the arrest of the suspect at 6:47 p.m.

The perpetrator was believed to have acted alone, police stated.