Shooting in a mosque in Norway: one person affected, another arrested

A person was injured in a shooting in a mosque near Oslo, and a suspect arrested, announced two hours ago the police of the Norwegian capital. The mosque official told Norwegian media that the attacker, a white male, was armed with several weapons, a helmet and a uniform.

« A person has been hit. We do not know the severity of his injuries. A suspect has been arrested. The police are on the scene, » police said on Twitter.

The shooting took place in the Islamic centre al-Nur in Baerum, a city on the outskirts of Oslo.

The police said they had no information on the presence of other assailants, nor on the arrested suspect who is white.