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Norway attack victims were killed by stabbings, not arrows, police say

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 3 developments

By Sharon Braithwaite and Stephanie Halasz, CNN The five victims of last week’s attack in Norway were all stabbed to death, rather than killed by bow-and-arrow as previously thought, police said Monday.

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  1. Norway: Bow-and-arrow attack victims likely stabbed to death

    Headline from News Advance ·

  2. Norway bow-and-arrow attack kills five people, suspect undergoing psychiatric evaluation

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

  3. Newest

    Norway attack victims were killed by stabbings, not arrows, police say

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Norway: Bow and arrow attack leaves 5 dead | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Police in the town of Kongsberg, west of Oslo, say they have apprehended a man who killed several people with a bow and arrow. Authorities say it is too soon to tell whether the attack was an act of terrorism.

  2. 13News Now Norfolk

    Several people killed, injured in bow and arrow attack in Norway (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    Norwegian police say the suspected attacker walked around the city of Kongsberg shooting at people with a bow and arrows.

  3. CNN

    Norway bow and arrow attack: Live updates (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Several people have been killed and several were injured by an attacker in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, police said. Follow here for the latest.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Norway: Bow and arrow attack leaves several dead | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Police in the town of Kongsberg west of Olso have apprehended a man who killed several people with a bow and arrow.

  5. Breitbart News

    Norway: Police Confirm Suspected Bow and Arrow Killer a Convert to Islam (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Police have confirmed the man suspected of having killed five in Norway was a convert to Islam who had been flagged for radicalisation.

  6. The Times of Israel

    Suspect in Norway bow-and-arrow killing is a Muslim convert flagged as radical (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Police say Danish national suspected of killing 5 in assault on small town had raised concern in the past; investigators looking at possible terror motive

  7. Gopusa

    Norway officials: 5 dead in bow-and-arrow attack by Islam convert (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) — Norway’s domestic security agency says a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people appears to have been an act of terrorism. The agency, known by its acronym PST, said Thursday that Wednesday night's attack in a small Norwegian town “currently appear to be an act of terro…

  8. Forbes

    Norway Bow And Arrow Attack Suspect Was Known To Police And Showed Signs Of Islamic Radicalization, Officials Say (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Police reportedly said the man arrested in a deadly bow and arrow attack in Norway was a recent convert to Islam and showed signs of radicalization.

  9. Bearing Arms

    Man Reportedly Kills 5 With Bow And Arrow In Norway (opens Bearing Arms)

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    Bearing Arms's feed description

    The admitted killer killed five and wounded two more with a bow and arrow, thus skirting the country's strict gun control laws.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Norway officials: Bow-and-arrow attack appears act of terror (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Norway’s domestic security agency says a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people appears to have been an act of terrorism. The agency, known by its acronym PST, said Thursday that

  11. Rolling Stone

    Man Armed With Bow and Arrows Kills Five People in Norway, Police Say (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Assailant was arrested in Kongsberg following a “confrontation” with authorities

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Bow-and-arrow killings in Norway seen as an 'act of terror' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town near Norway's capital appeared to be a terrorist act, authorities said Thursday, a bizarre and shocking attack in a Scandinavian country where violent crime is rare.

  13. Sofrep

    A Bow and Arrow Attack Leaves 5 Dead and 2 Wounded in Norway (opens Sofrep)

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    Sofrep's feed description

    Police had been in contact with the suspect, a recent convert to Islam, prior to the killings over concerns about possible radicalization.

  14. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Police: Man with bow and arrows kills several people in Norway (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    A man armed with a bow and arrows killed at least five people near Olso, Norway.

  15. Deutsche Welle

    Norway: Several dead in bow and arrow attack | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A man armed with a bow and arrow has killed five people in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg and wounded at least two others. Police have arrested a suspect believed to have carried out the attack alone. Authorities are investigating the motive.

  16. The Guardian

    Norway bow and arrow attacks: what we know so far about Kongsberg killings (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Details continue to emerge though the identity of the alleged attacker and any motive remain unknown

  17. PBS NewsHour

    Deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway was act of terrorism, officials say (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The Wednesday night attack at a supermarket and other locations in downtown Kongsberg, a town of about 26,000 residents not far from Norway's capital, left the country stunned as police released some details, including that officers made contact with the 37-year-old suspect but he initially escaped.

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Norway: Authorities say bow and arrow attack appears to be act of terror | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Norway's security service says bow and arrow attack by recent convert to Islam was terrorism. He killed five, all ages 50 to 70, and had previously come to authorities' attention.

  19. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Norway's bow-and-arrow killings seen as 'act of terror' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town near Norway's capital appeared to be a terrorist act, authorities said Thursday, a bizarre and shocking attack in a Scandinavian country where violent crime is rare.

  20. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Man Kills Multiple People With Bow And Arrow In Norway (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A man armed with a bow and arrow allegedly murdered several individuals at a supermarket in Norway on Wednesday night.

  21. Local News 8

    Norway bow-and-arrow attack being treated as terrorism, police say (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By James Frater and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN A bow-and-arrow attack that left five people dead in Norway is being treated by police as an act of terror after officers revealed the suspect had converted to Islam and that they had concerns about his radicalization.

  22. The Columbian

    Assailant kills several people with bow and arrows in Norway (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden — A man armed with a bow and arrows killed several people and wounded others Wednesday near the Norwegian capital of Oslo before he was arrested, authorities said.

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  24. Dglobe

    Norway bow-and-arrow attack kills five people, suspect undergoing psychiatric evaluation (opens Dglobe)

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    Dglobe's feed description

    The attacker went on a half-hour rampage in the southern town of Kongsberg, assaulting people in the streets and forcing his way into houses and one supermarket.

  25. The Columbian

    Bow-and-arrow killings in Norway called ‘terror’ (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    KONGSBERG, Norway — The bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town near Norway’s capital appeared to be a terrorist act, authorities said Thursday, a bizarre and shocking a

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