Shots fired at Oslo synagogue – police, Reuters, 09. 17. 06

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OSLO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Norwegian police said gunshots were fired at a synagogue in Oslo early on Sunday, the national news agency NTB reported. It said armed police had sealed off the area around the synagogue in central Oslo. It did not report any injuries from the incident at around 2.30 a.m. (0030 GMT). “We have searched the area with police dogs to secure any evidence, but we have still not found the perpetrator,” police official Bjoern Oelstad was quoted as saying by NTB. Norwegian police were not immediately available to comment. The Mosaic Religious Community, which owns the synagogue, had asked for better protection of its property following threats and after the site was vandalised in early August.

Shots fired at Oslo synagogue – police, Reuters, 09. 17. 06

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