Two dead and several seriously injured in Norway nightclub shooting: Police rush to central Oslo

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Two people have been killed and several seriously injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Norway, police have confirmed. 

Video on social media shows emergency services outside London Pub, a gay nightclub in Oslo.

Oslo Police District said: ‘Two people have been confirmed dead in the shooting episode. There are several seriously injured.

‘The police defined the mission as a PLIVO incident.’

A ‘PLIVO’ incident stands for ‘ongoing life-threatening violence.’

Norway’s BNN Newsroom tweeted: ‘The police ask people in the area to move away, to make room for ambulances.’ 

They also said that a person has been arrested near the scene shortly after the incident. 

There is no word on a motive at the moment. A large police response is underway, with a number of ambulances in the area.