Breaking News - Major Terrorist Attack In Oslo, Norway

[mongers]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-europe-14252515

Norway: Blast near prime minister's office in Oslo
22 July 11 15:09


A large explosion has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

The blast is thought to have caused damage to the offices of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and a number of other official buildings.

Mr Stoltenberg was unharmed, said local media, but witnesses said at least eight people were injured in the city centre explosion.

Pictures from the scene showed glass from shattered windows in the streets.

All roads into the city centre have been closed, said the NRK newspaper.

An NRK journalist, Ingunn Andersen, said the headquarters of tabloid newspaper VG had also been damaged.

"I see that some windows of the VG building and the government headquarters have been broken. Some people covered with blood are lying in the street," Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying.

[CountDeMoney]

I hadn't noticed any anti-Norwegistani stuff on the Islamic forums lately.  Something I miss?

[mongers]

I hadn't noticed any anti-Norwegistani stuff on the Islamic forums lately.  Something I miss?

I'd guess Norwegian troops in Afghanistan.

Don't worry Slargos will be along in a while to 'explain' it all to you.

[mongers]

An eyewitness reports a bomb exploded in the HQ of major newspaper.

Camera phone footage shows one building partially on fire and other building with gutted windows, looks like a 'block' wide area of damage, too much for a single suicide bomber or small package ?

Blast damage resembles what you used to see from a small-medium sized car bomb in Northern Ireland in the 'troubles'

[mongers]

This report suggests PM offices were target rather than newspaper VG:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-europe-14252515

Anyway I hope all Norwegian Languishites and their families are ok and the loss of life isn't too high.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

retaliation for Lutefisk?

[Slargos]

I heard a lot of sirens a while ago, an unusually copious lot. I was wondering what that was.

Oh, and fuck you, Mongo. Fuck you very much.

[Slargos]

Holy shit, that looks pretty big.

[Slargos]

No details forthcoming yet, but an eyewitness reported bodies aside from wounded.

Interesting to see how the Norwads deal with this. 

[mongers]

Holy shit, that looks pretty big.

Yes, looks like a car bomb, the camera phone footage has just show the carcase of a saloon on its side,which has been blown of the road towards an office building. 

Do you know precidely were this was, as google earth isn't giving me any answers.

[Mr.Penguin]

Holy ¤#"¤%, it's a huge area that has been hit and reports of more explosions is coming in...

[Slargos]

Holy shit, that looks pretty big.

Yes, looks like a car bomb, the camera phone footage has just show the carcase of a saloon on its side,which has been blown of the road towards an office building. 

Do you know precidely were this was, as google earth isn't giving me any answers.

I guess I could try finding it for you.

59.912735,10.734285

[mongers]

I guess I could try finding it for you.

59.912735,10.734285

I'm guessing: centre of this picture:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=newspaper+vg+oslo&hl=en&ll=59.915109,10.746372&spn=0.001447,0.006866&t=h&z=18

[Iormlund]

I hadn't noticed any anti-Norwegistani stuff on the Islamic forums lately.  Something I miss?

Norway arrested some AQ guys a couple weeks ago.

[Slargos]

I guess I could try finding it for you.

59.912735,10.734285

I'm guessing: centre of this picture:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=newspaper+vg+oslo&hl=en&ll=59.915109,10.746372&spn=0.001447,0.006866&t=h&z=18

That's what they're saying. I'm a bit confused because it doesn't look like it.