Before taking the man into custody, Aas said a “confrontation” ensued with officers, but he gave no further details.
In addition to the deaths, two other people, including an off-duty officer, were injured and taken to a hospital, according to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, NRK. The age and gender of the victims were not released as of Wednesday evening.
“This is a tragedy for all concerned,” Kongsberg Mayor Kari Anne Sand said to Verdens Gang, a Norwegian newspaper. “Words fail me.”
The incoming prime minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, called the event a “cruel and brutal act,” the AP reported.
Norway in July marked the 10th anniversary of its worst-ever terrorist attack, in which a far-right extremist killed 77 people.
BuzzFeed News has reached out to the Kongsberg police and the prime minister’s office for more information.
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