The man rejects allegations of murder and attempted murder, his lawyer said on Monday.
The man, identified by media as 21-year-old Philip Manshaus, is suspected of murder in the death of his 17-year-old stepsister and attempted murder at the Al-Noor mosque on Saturday.
But police are considering adding a charge of "attempted act of terror". "I can confirm" he rejects the allegations, his lawyer Unni Fries told AFP. The suspect was due to appear before a judge at 1pm for a detention hearing. Police called for it to take place behind closed doors.
The suspect entered the mosque in the affluent Oslo suburb of Bærum armed with at least two weapons and opened fire before being overpowered by a 65-year-old man who suffered minor injuries.
Hours after the attack, the body of a young woman was found in a home in Bærum and police on Sunday confirmed that it was the suspect's 17-year-old stepsister.
According to local media, she was of Chinese origin and had been adopted by the companion of the suspect's father.
Oslo's acting chief of the police operation Rune Skjold said on Sunday the investigation showed that the suspect appeared to hold "far-right" and "anti-immigrant" views.
Thanks for the link.
Since the step-sister was Chinese, the MSM will try very hard to make that part of the criminal-hate narrative.
Are there any “far-left” regimes in the world that are “pro-immigrant,” except for immigrants who are also far-left?
Something does not compute here: A SIXTY FIVE year old man disarmed a TWENTY ONE year old?
Really?