Several people killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway, police say
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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.
The police chief in the town of Kongsberg announced the deaths at a news conference. "The man who carried out the act has been arrested by the police, and there is no active search for more people. Based on the information we have, there is one person behind this," Oeying Aas said.
Police were alerted to the attack around 6:30 p.m. The community is 66 kilometers, or 41 miles, southwest of Oslo.
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