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Norway attack: Witness describes hearing 'thunk sound' of weapon

Residents in the small Norwegian town of Kongsberg have given their reaction to a bow and arrow attack that left five people dead.

The suspect, a 37-year-old Danish citizen named Espen Andersen Brathen, is accused of killing four women and a man on Wednesday night.

Norway's security service (PST) said it appears to have been an act of terror.

Read more: Norway attack appears to be terrorism - officials

14 October 2021

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