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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14252515

No responsibility claimed yet. 2 dead, 15 wounded.

Any ideas for groups/motives?

Ill go out on a limb and try to be funny, while only managing to come off insulting.

<and you will succeed at that; I'd advise against trying for similar humor in the future. --Janthkin>

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Afghanistan, Lybia...

Wolfun wrote:That's ignorant, stereotypical, and damn out of order.

I see you've met mattyrm.

While his phrasing may have been somewhat undiplomatic, I can see that what he's saying is that based on the characteristics of the majority of terrorists over the last decade or so it wouldn't be unreasonable to suspect that the culprit in this case might have been an Islamic extremist.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/8655175/Oslo-explosion-live-coverage.html

Would you look at that?

Matty's right!

Also there has been some controversy there recently regarding reprinting the infamous Mohammed cartoon that got Denmark in trouble - according to the BBC news this evening, anyway.

filbert wrote:Also there has been some controversy there recently regarding reprinting the infamous Mohammed cartoon that got Denmark in trouble - according to the BBC news this evening, anyway.

From the link above:

Will McCants now says that Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami (Helpers of Global Jihad) seem to make a claim of responsibility. They claim it is in response to the occupation of Afghanistan and insults to the Prophet Mohammed. It has come via Shmukh, an elite jihadi forum

Few more confirmed dead now after some nutter opened fire at a political conference :S

Wolfun wrote:

mattyrm wrote:

Ill go out on a limb and say it was something to do with Muslims.

That's ignorant, stereotypical, and damn out of order.
Just because some people who follow Islam have carried out bombings before, doesn't mean it's always going to be 'muslim'.
There are a lot of terrorist organizations.

Also, I don't think Norway has actually done anything against Islam, has it?

Oh do me a favour.



How can it be ignorant and wrong, if its correct?

Ive not read it officially, but a Norwegian SF friend of mine said that Norwegian choppers were used to assist in Osama's demise.

Ok, Mr "Im not a Muslim but ill always stand up for them because I have fallen for the establishments BS."

How about this, ill have a tenner with you it was something to do with a Muslim group. You can have every other religious/secular group.

Ignorant and wrong you say?

Im not an ignorant man. Im willing to bet im not wrong either.

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