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A GUNMAN stormed a Mosque in Oslo leaving at least one person injured.

Emergency services scrambled to al-Noor Islamic Centre, Baerum, at around 4.42pm local time.

A gunman stormed the al-Noor Islamic Centre, Norway this afternoon, leaving one man injured
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A gunman stormed the al-Noor Islamic Centre, Norway this afternoon, leaving one man injuredCredit: Reuters
Mosque board member Irfan Mushtaq reacts after one person was shot inside
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Mosque board member Irfan Mushtaq reacts after one person was shot insideCredit: EPA

The shooter, described as a "young white man", was overpowered by members of the mosque before police arrived.

He has now been arrested.

The victim was a 75-year-old member of the congregation, mosque director Irfan Mushtaq told TV2.

He added: "The man carried two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol.

"He broke through a glass door and fired shots."

The incident comes one day before the celebration of the holiest Islamic holiday, Eid-al-Adha or "Feast of the Sacrifice".

Medics with a stretcher near the al-Noor islamic center mosque where a gunman, armed with multiple weapons
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Medics with a stretcher near the al-Noor islamic center mosque where a gunman, armed with multiple weaponsCredit: AFP
A Police officer with a robot on a site of a shooting inside the al-Noor Islamic Center
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A Police officer with a robot on a site of a shooting inside the al-Noor Islamic CenterCredit: EPA

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