Norway bow and arrow killer was known to police for "radicalization"

Four women and one man were killed, and two others were wounded on Wednesday when a man attacked them with a bow and arrow in Norway.

The Danish man suspected of the attack had converted to Islam and was previously known to police over fears of radicalization, officers said on Thursday.

“We’re talking about a convert to Islam,” Norwegian police official Ole Bredrup Saeverud told reporters on Thursday, adding that “there were fears linked to radicalization previously.”

The official added that the 37-year-old suspect had confessed during questioning.

“We are investigating among other things to determine whether this was a terrorist attack,” Saeverud told reporters, adding that the police are “relatively sure” that he acted alone.

This was the deadliest attack in the Scandinavian country since a far-right extremist killed 77 people in 2011.

Images in the media showed a black arrow sticking out of a wall, while competition-grade arrows laid on the ground.

Police said that the suspect had also used other weapons, but did not provide further details.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacted with “great sadness” to the “terrible attack.”