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Norway: Man guilty of deadly Oslo LGBTQ shooting

Deutsche Welle Thursday, 4 July 2024 ()
Zaniar Matapour will serve 30 years in prison after being convicted of an attack before a 2022 Pride celebration in Oslo. He killed two people and seriously injured nine more.
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