Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Sunday described the fatal stabbing of a rehabilitation center employee in Oslo as "deeply tragic" and urged a thorough police investigation, APA reports citing Reuters.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder following the attack on Sunday morning at a rehabilitation center in Oslo's Kampen district. Police said the suspect has previously expressed right-wing extremist views and claimed the attack was politically motivated.
In a statement on Facebook, Store expressed his condolences to the victim's family. "We should not have this in Norway," he said, stressing that "any form of politically motivated violence is completely unacceptable."
He added that police must "get to the bottom of the matter," and "all facts must be on the table."
Authorities have launched a full investigation, noting there is currently no indication that more people are involved. The suspect will be arraigned on Monday.
Far-right extremist violence has left deep scars on Norwegian society. On July 22, 2011, extremist Anders Behring Breivik carried out the country's deadliest attacks in Oslo and on Utoya Island, killing 77 people in total. In 2012, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison, the maximum allowed under Norwegian law at the time.
