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Witnesses say the attacker wore a uniform and a helmet (Picture: EPA)

A gunman has stormed a mosque close to Oslo, leaving one person with minor injuries.

A man has been arrested in connection with the assault on the al-Noor Islamic Centre, in the area of Baerum.

The body armour clad shooter was overpowered by worshippers before police arrived.

Mosque board member Irfan Mushtaq said he saw the assailant wearing a helmet and a uniform.


He told reporters: ‘The man carried two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol. He broke through a glass door and fired shots.’

Mr Mushtaq said the victim was a 72-year-old member of the congregation.

Oslo’s police say the suspect is in custody and that there is nothing to suggest more than one people were involved.

Mosque board member Irfan Mushtaq reacts after the shooting (Picture: EPA)

The Al-Noor Islamic Centre, Oslo, Norway (Picture: Google)

Emergency services outside the scene in Baerum, outside Oslo (Picture: EPA)

Police inside the al-Noor Islamic center mosque (Picture: EPA)

Paramedics and police rushed to the scene (Picture: EPA)

Authorities say one person sustained minor injuries (Picture: EPA)

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