A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran was on November 10 charged with aggravated terrorism for the 2022 deadly shooting ahead of an LGBT festival in the capital, Oslo. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside a popular gay bar on June 25, 2022. Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo said Zainar Matapour, 44, fired 10 rounds with a machine gun and eight shots with a handgun into a crowd at a street corner. Before that, he took “an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State group." Matapour was detained by bystanders and has refused to speak to investigators.
Iranian-Born Norwegian Man Charged Over Deadly Oslo Pride Attack In 2022
People taking part in a spontaneous Pride Parade arrive at the London Pub, a popular gay bar in Oslo, to pay tribute to victims of the shooting after the official event was canceled following the attack on June 25, 2022.