A NORWEGIAN security guard has been charged with lying about a shooting and bomb at Oslo University, police say.
"HE was the shooter and placed the fake bomb," Grete Lien Metlid of
the Oslo police told reporters, adding that the gun used in the
shooting early on Wednesday has been seized.
The guard, employed by private security firm Nokas, faces charges of filing a false police report. He first claimed that two unknown men shot him early on Wednesday, and alerted police. The guard did not suffer serious injuries since he was wearing
a protective vest.
The shots that hit him in the chest, forehead and one arm were likely fired from a small-calibre weapon. The fake bomb was later discovered near the scene of the shooting.
Several buildings at the campus were cordoned off on Wednesday before
bomb disposal experts determined that the suspicious object did not
contain explosives.
Metlid said the guard had created fear and triggered a major investigation after the discovery of the suspicious object. The guard changed his initial statement during a lengthy interview after police presented new facts to him, she said. Metlid declined to discuss the guard's motive, pending further investigations. Police planned to interview some of his colleagues and acquaintances.
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