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The Suspect in Norway Mosque Attack denies guilt as Police probes 'possible act of terrorism'
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The man suspected of shooting at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday and killing his stepsister prior to the attack has denied the crimes and is not speaking to investigators, his lawyer said on Monday.

"He, for the moment, is using his right not to give a statement to the police or to the court," his defense attorney, Unni Fries, told Euronews. She also confirmed that he denies guilt for the crime.

                                                                      
Philip Manshaus, 21, is also suspected of killing his stepsister, 17. The Oslo District Court ruled on Monday that he would remain in detention for the next four weeks while the cases were being probed.

                                                                        
Norwegian police said on Sunday that it was investigating the shooting of the previous day at the Al-Noor Islamic Center near the capital as "a possible act of terrorism." One person was injured during the attack.

A young woman was found dead at the suspect's address, "Assistant Chief of Police Rune Skjold also told a news conference, adding that the man was suspected of murder.

Earlier police said a "young white man" had been apprehended, adding that members of the family overpowered the gunman and stopped the shooting.

Police believe the man had acted alone.

"He is about 20 years old, a Norwegian citizen from the area," Skjold told Reuters.

A 65-year-old member sustained light injuries in the attack but it was too early to tell if they were to be gunshots or sustained while trying to restrain the gunman, police said.

"The man carried two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol. He broke through a glass door and fired shots," mosque director Irfan Mushtaq told TV2.

The shooter, who wore a body armor and a helmet, was overpowered by members of the mosque before police arrived, Mushtaq added.

There were only three people present in the mosque at the time of the attack, who were preparing for Sunday's Eid celebrations, which up to 1,000 people were expected to attend, mosque spokesman Waheed Ahmed told Reuters.

The mosque implemented additional security measures earlier this year following more than 50 people massacre at two New Zealand mosques by a suspected right-wing extremist.


In 2011, anti-Muslim neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik massacred 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime atrocity, most of them teenagers at a youth camp.