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Norwegian authorities say a deadly bow-and-arrow attack appears to be terrorism

The alleged assailant in Wednesday's attack that killed five people and seriously wounded three others is a Danish citizen and Muslim convert who had been flagged for concerns over radicalization.
Police officers investigate a scene in Kongsberg, Norway, after a man armed with a bow killed several people before he was arrested Wednesday.
Updated October 14, 2021 at 12:55 PM ET

Authorities in Norway have identified the suspect in "an act of terrorism" perpetrated by a bow-and-arrow wielding assailant that killed five people and wounded three others.

Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, was arrested after Wednesday evening's attack in the town of Kongsberg, located

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