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Explosion hits gov't buildings in Oslo
Explosion hits gov't buildings in Oslo
Prime Minister's office was hit, but PM is safe
Associated Press Jul 22, 2011 09:45:25 AM
0 OSLO, NORWAY (NEWS1130) - A loud explosion shattered windows today at the government headquarters in Oslo, which includes the prime minister's office.
Several people have been hurt. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is safe, according a rep for the government.
Witness Ole Tommy Pedersen was standing at a bus stop about 100 metres from the high-rise at around 3:30 p.m. local time when he saw the explosion shatter almost all windows of the 20-floor highrise. He says a cloud of smoke is billowing from the bottom floors:
``I saw three or four injured people being carried out of the building a few minutes later,'' Pedersen told The Associated Press.
Nearby offices were evacuated, including those housing some of Norway's leading newspapers and news agency NTB. An reporter at the scene saw one person with a bleeding leg being led away from the area
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