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[Update: 1:10 p.m. ET, 7:10 p.m. Oslo] NRK journalist Linda Reinholdsen told CNN she was told many of the youth have been evacuated from the mainland island where a shooter has opened fire. But not much more detail than that is known.
Reinholdsen also said that there is an indication that the death toll may climb from the blasts.
"There are still a lot of people dead inside the government building,” she said.
“There are going to be a lot of people injured, a lot of people dead.”
[Update: 1:08 p.m. ET, 7:08 p.m. Oslo] Heide Bronke, a State Department Spokesperson, said the U.S. condemns "these despicable acts of violence."
"We are continuing to monitor the situation, including the safety and security of U.S. citizens," Bronke said. "Our hearts are with the victims and their families, and we have reached out to the Norwegian Government to express our condolences."
[Update: 1:05 p.m. ET, 7:05 p.m. Oslo] National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor tells CNN: “The president was briefed on the explosion and reported shootings in Oslo by Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan.
[Update: 12:50 p.m. ET, 6:50 p.m. Oslo] iReporter Ulrik Fredrik Thyve said he was in his office when the blast occurred.
“The explosion was immense. My office felt like it contracted, expanded and windows were blown all over the building. Dust, smoke, people [were] bleeding everywhere. I walked out and towards ground zero to see if there was anything to do,” he said.
Originally posted by _BoneZ_
reply to post by TheUniverse
I'm not understanding how people are utilizing the search feature, because when I type in "Oslo", I get the two other threads at the top of the search.
The problem is the search function is crap. There's no date function on it. I searched "norway explosion" and it came up with a load of nonsense not even vaguely related to the incidents of today.