Huge explosion at the government quarters in Oslo.

Dark Sun · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:23

Robbo said:
Has there been much of a threat? Anything unusual?

Well, Norway does have a history contrary to popular belief, and it can no longer consider itself a neutral country.

*Military contribution in Afghanistan
*Al-Qaeda has threatened to attack the country as far back as 2003
*In 2006 Norwegian embassies in the Middle East were attacked following the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad
*Increase in scale of threats of retaliation and rhetoric being used by some radicals in mosques

Cosimo · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:25

Looks like a fair amount of damage.

kwerk · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:25

regulus said:
Who do you think?

Far right neo-nazis possibly linked to the BNP and EDL.

regulus · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:26

kwerk said:
Far right neo-nazis possibly linked to the BNP and EDL.

Cosimo · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:28

Lots of windows blown out.

White Mouse · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:31

This is the great city (or was) where in the past 5 years 100% of violent rapes and 65-70% of all other 'rapes' are committed by non-western immigrants?

WingZero30 · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:34

Robbo said:
Sky have jumped to the conclusion it's something to do with the pictures of the prophet Muhammad.

Sky always likes to play the wild card :mad:

Longbow said:
Go troll somewhere else please.

This

White Mouse said:
This is the great city (or was) where in the past 5 years 100% of violent rapes and 65-70% of all other 'rapes' are committed by non-western immigrants?

Not this again!! Sigh

Morgoth · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:35

Woah, quite a bit of damage from the picture.

Greebo · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:36

If you’re asking who’d want to hurt Norway, Al-Jazeera reports “Norwegian prosecutors on Tuesday filed a terrorism charge against Mullah Krekar, founder of the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam.”

Looks bad

MeEsH BaKkA · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:37

A Norwegian newspaper is reporting that it was several car bombs at once.

RomanNose · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:39

Anyone found any information on whether the news paper published the Cartoon? So far have worked out that it was near "Vp's offices" anyone know if they published them?

Robbo · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:39

Nobody is reported to have died yet, if it stays that way it will be nothing short of a miracle.

G-MAN2004 · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:40

Damn, that looks bad.

Will be extremely surprised if there's no casualties.

Cosimo · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:41

MeEsH BaKkA said:
A Norwegian newspaper is reporting that it was several car bombs at once.

It certainly looks as if more than one device went off.

albert · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:42

Sky News: <interview with an official in Norway> ... "So who do you think is responsible for the explosion in Norway?" ... Well isn't that the most stupid question ever? ...

PermaBanned · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:42

http://www.undispatch.com/huge-blast-in-oslo-norway-entire-city-block-leveled

From the Anon. twitter feed of all places.

Robbo · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:42

simulatorman said:
It certainly looks as if more than one device went off.

It doesn't look like a 'gas explosion' to me either.

Glaucus · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:44

MeEsH BaKkA said:
A Norwegian newspaper is reporting that it was several car bombs at once.

I can't see it being that, the damage is from inside the building from those pics. Very little damage visible apart from broken windows.

Due to that I'm going to jump to conclusion of suicide bomber and as such Muslim terrorism.
I reserve the right to alter my opinion as and when we get something even resembling facts.

RomanNose · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:44

More here.

WingZero30 · 22 Jul 2011 at 15:44

AcidHell2 said:
I can't see it being that, the damage is from inside the building from those pics. Very little damage visible apart from broken windows.

I agree

Huge explosion at the government quarters in Oslo.

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