The Latest Breaking News from Zaniar Matapour

Teenager arrested after shotgun fired in Oslo shopping mall

The 19-year-old was arrested for allegedly firing a single shot at the Storo Storsenter shopping centre

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

Iranian-born Norwegian man gets 30 years for Oslo Pride shootings

Zaniar Matapour convicted on ‘terrorism’ and murder charges after attack that killed two people and wounded nine.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2024

Verdict expected for Iranian-born Norwegian man charged in deadly 2022 Oslo LGBT+ festival attack

A verdict is expected Thursday in the case of an Iranian-born Norwegian man who is charged with terrorism in a 2002 attack at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo, Norway, in which two people were killed and nine seriously wounded at three locations

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

LGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade

Hundreds of people have marched through the Norwegian capital in an LBGT solidarity event after a deadly shooting outside a gay bar in June forced the cancellation of this year's Pride parade

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Norway: Pride attack suspect still won't talk to police

Norwegian authorities say a man held over a suspected Islamist deadly weekend shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in Oslo is still refusing to talk to police, making it hard to establish whether he had any accomplices

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Pride protesters ignore Norway police warnings after Oslo shooting

Norway has raised its terrorism threat to its highest level in the wake of Saturday’s attack

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2022

Norway: Suspect in deadly Pride shooting agrees to custody

A Norwegian court says the suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting during an LGBTQ festival in Oslo has agreed to be held in pretrial custody for four weeks and will therefore not appear in court

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

Norway police seek delay to Pride events after gay bar shooting

Norwegian police said on Monday all Pride events across the country should be delayed, citing security concerns after a deadly weekend rampage by a gunman at a gay bar in Oslo.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

Oslo shooting: Memorial service held after gunman killed two in LGBT bar

Attack won’t stop fight against ‘discrimination, prejudice and hatred’, says Norwegian prime minister

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022

Oslo terror suspect ‘refusing to have testimony recorded’ as Norway remembers Pride victims

A terror suspect accused of shooting two people in an Oslo gay bar dead ahead of a Pride festival is refusing to have his testimony recorded by investigators.

Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2022