Norway mosque shooting an 'attempted act of terror', police say

The shooting at a Norwegian mosque which wounded one person is being investigated as an attempted terror attack and the alleged perpetrator appears to hold "far-right" and "anti-immigrant" views, police say.

Police on a site of a shooting inside the al-Noor Islamic center mosque in Baerum outside Oslo, Norway Source: NTB SCANPIX

Norwegian police said Sunday that a shooting at a mosque near Oslo is being treated as an "attempted act of terror" and that the suspected gunman harbours far-right, anti-immigrant views.

The suspect entered the mosque in the affluent Oslo suburb of Baerum on Saturday armed with multiple weapons and opened fire before being overpowered by a 65-year-old man who suffered minor injuries.

Hours after the attack, the body of a young woman was found in a home in Baerum and police on Sunday confirmed that it was the suspect's 17-year-old stepsister. Investigators launched a murder investigation into the death.

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