Yesterday while I was sitting in a bus towards my family's countryhouse the most unbelievable thing happened, a huge bomb went off in central Oslo, it totally stuck their whole parliament etc.
I didn't find out until I arrived and I couldn't believe what I just heard, and soon afterwards I heard about the massacre out on the island of Utøya.
We called my brother who's living in Norway and checked if he was fine. He said that he just finished his final day at work - after a year in Kristiansand, Southern Norway (around 5h drive from Oslo), and also he knew nothing, he asked us if we joked! then he turned the radio on in his car and said he'd call back later.
Later in the evening he gave a call when he had crossed the boarder home to Sweden... still chocked and just wanted to go home.
It felt so unreal seeing the pictures and videos from Oslo, I was walking there exactly a week ago!!
When I was in Oslo it was just like any other city, warm weather, lots of people enjoying their Friday afternoon.
But in one moment peaceful Oslo turned in to a war zone, and Utøya from a paradise to hell.
Innocent lives were taken, many were hurt and chocked! and there were so many young people who lost their lives at a place they were suppost to be having their time of their life!
Also the man behind it all was wearing a police uniform and according to witnesses the man said he came out there to inform them about what had happened in Oslo. And since he was a policeman it was nothing they needed to worry about nothing.
As the young people who attended the summercamp out their seemed to calm down the man took out his gun and started to shoot around.
As for now 85 young lives were taken out at Utøya and 7 in Oslo, many has been injured and many are still missing!
Here in Sweden they are broadcasting together with Norwegian national tv so we get more information earlier. (Swedish and Norwegian language are similar so we understand each other when using our native language)
Norway will have days off in next week to honour the people who has lost their lives, been injured and for the families and relatives.
I never thoought terrorism would come to Northern Europe, at least not this soon.
And the man behind it, a 32year old Norwegian man!!
The norwegian news report that the man has written a 1500 pages long document, a manifest and published it online. In the document he describes what he is going to do, it is filled with names, dates, interview with himself. He also said that he knew that people would disagree with him! (YEAH, What he has done is NOT HUMAN!!!) They have also found videos he has posted on Youtube, his twitter and facebook account!
My thoughts goes out to Norway and it's population...
It will take time before people can go back to their daily life but Norway will be able to come through this, We in Sweden are here to give our support!!
Today's song: Hush - A lifetime
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