Report finds Oslo shooting could have been avoided

(Local) Had information of a potential attack been followed up by intelligence services, a shooting that left two people dead in Oslo last June could have been prevented, a report [on] the incident has found.

The attack, which left two people dead and more than 20 people injured, could have been prevented if the Police Security Service (PST) had launched a preventive case against Zaniar Matapour, who is in custody on suspicion of carrying out the attack.

“It is possible that the attack on the night of June 25th, 2022, could have been prevented if the PST had opened a preventive case against Zaniar Matapour in the months leading up to the attack,” the report said.

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