Oslo’s annual Pri para was nceled on Saturday followg a adly shootg at a gay bar that Norwegian police are vtigatg as a possible terrorist attack.
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- OSLO SHOOTG NEAR GAY BAR VTIGATED AS TERRORISM, AS PRI PARA IS NCELED
- IDAHO POLICE ARRT DOZENS ON SPICN OF NSPIRACY TO RT AT GAY PRI EVENT
OSLO SHOOTG NEAR GAY BAR VTIGATED AS TERRORISM, AS PRI PARA IS NCELED
* gay pride attack *
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Overseas, two people were killed and 21 jured when a shooter opened fire at the London Pub gay bar Oslo. The 42-year-old spect, Zaniar Matapour, has been an active member an Islamic extremist work wh ti to Arfan Bhatti, a Norwegian Islamic radil wh strong anti-gay views. Lrdale, a Florida man wearg a “Let’s Go Brandon” T-shirt was arrted after brandishg a load gun outsi a popular gay bar.
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IDAHO POLICE ARRT DOZENS ON SPICN OF NSPIRACY TO RT AT GAY PRI EVENT
In terviews wh NPR, several evoked the June 2016 shootg at Pulse, a gay nightclub Orlando where 49 people were killed. Further wt, a crew of Proud Boys terpted a drag queen event California, timidatg parents and children and screamg transphobic and homophobic sults. It was a ncentratn of anti-LGBTQ+ hate Ameri that me as a shock to some – but not to the advot and groups who have been warng of an alarmg rise anti-trans and gay speech over the past year, pecially om the far ’s an crease, they warn, that has been spurred by Republin policians and rightwg media, who have phed anti-LGBTQ+ talkg pots and legislatn that has seen the rights and safety of an already margalized group threatened.