A GUNMAN has stormed a Mosque in Oslo leaving at least one person injured, Norway police have confirmed.
Emergency services scrambled to al-Noor Islamic Centre, Baerum, at around 4.42pm local time.
The shooter, described as a “young white man”, was overpowered by members of the mosque before police arrived.
He has now been arrested.
The victim was a 75-year-old member of the congregation, mosque director Irfan Mushtaq told TV2.
He added: “The man carried two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol.
“He broke through a glass door and fired shots.”
The incident comes one day before the celebration of the holiest Islamic holiday, Eid-al-Adha or “Feast of the Sacrifice”.
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