Update: Man Who Went on Bow and Arrow Rampage in Norway a Muslim Convert Who Was Previously Flagged for Radicalization
At least 5 people are dead and three more were injured after a man went on a bow and arrow rampage in Kongsberg, Norway Wednesday evening.
Police identified the attacker as 37-year-old Espen Andersen Braathen, a Danish citizen who was on law enforcement’s radar.
According to the Associated Press, Braathen was a Muslim convert and authorities were worried he had been “radicalized.”
Despite the fact that Braathen was a Muslim convert and was flagged for radicalization, authorities say the motive of the attack is still unknown.
Via AP:
Police identified the attacker as Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, who was arrested Wednesday night. They said he used the bow and arrow and possibly other weapons to randomly target people at a supermarket and other locations in Kongsberg,
