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Deadly Pride attack suspect jailed

The suspect in a deadly shooting ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the Norwegian capital, which authorities are treating as an Islamist attack, was ordered held Monday in pretrial detention for four weeks — two of them in solitary confinement. He continued to refuse to be questioned. Zaniar Matapour, a 43-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested shortly after Saturday's pre-dawn shooting in Oslo's nightlife district and was held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and terrorism. Two people were killed and more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act.” Prosecutor Ingvild Myrold said investigators have “many hypotheses” regarding a possible motive for the shooting although police have unsuccessfully tried to question Matapour for the third consecutive day.

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