Oslo

Breaking news out of Oslo -- a truck exploded outside of Parliament, killing 7 people; later on, a man dressed as a cop went into the summer camp for young Labor Party kids (the Prime Minister's Party) and opened fire. NYT has the details here. "Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, or the Helpers of the Global Jihad, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack."

One interesting passage from the Times:

"Earlier this month, Norwegian prosecutors filed a terrorism charge against Mullah Krekar, the Iraqi-born founder of the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam, who is accused of making death threats against the head of Norway's Conservative Party, Erna Solberg. Mr. Krekar co-founded Ansar al-Islam in 2001, but said a year later that he no longer led the group, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and United Nations.

Norwegian authorities have previously ordered his expulsion from the country, but the process was suspended amid concerns that he would face the death penalty in his home country."
Probably because he's the kind of guy who would blow up government buildings and send people out to shoot kids in a swimming pool.


UPDATE: Turns out it's a white guy -- "More like Norway's Oklahoma City than its World Trade Center," as one cop said.