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A massive explosion rocked central Oslo on Friday, injuring dozens of people and severely damaging government buildings including the Prime Minister’s office.
3:11PM BST 22 Jul 2011
There were no immediate reports of casualties from the blast, which occurred at the government headquarters which house the offices of Jens Stoltenberg.
It remains unclear what caused the blast or if it was a terrorism attack. The Prime Minister was reported to be safe.
The cause of the blast was unknown but the tangled wreckage of a car was outside one building. Police and fire officials declined to comment on the cause.
Injured people were seen lying on the street in pools of blood.
The 17-storey building, which also houses Norway's biggest tabloid newspaper VG, was reported to be on fire, with thick black smoke being seen for miles.
Witnesses reported the massive blast blew out most windows in the building as well as nearby government departments including the oil ministry, in Norway’s capital and most populated city.
The blast, which occurred just after lunch on Friday, left at least a dozen people
"I see that some windows of the VG building and the government headquarters have been broken,” one witness told public radio NRK.
“Some people covered with blood are lying in the street.”
Other offices are being evacuated.
No other details were immediately known.
Norway: Blast near prime minister's office in Oslo
A large explosion has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
The blast is thought to have caused damage to the offices of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and a number of other official buildings.
Mr Stoltenberg was unharmed, said local media, but witnesses said at least eight people were injured in the city centre explosion.
Pictures from the scene showed glass from shattered windows in the streets.
All roads into the city centre have been closed, said the NRK newspaper. Television images showed rubble in the street and smoke around some buildings.
An NRK journalist, Ingunn Andersen, said the headquarters of tabloid newspaper VG had also been damaged.
"I see that some windows of the VG building and the government headquarters have been broken. Some people covered with blood are lying in the street," Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying.
"It's complete chaos here. The windows are blown out in all the buildings close by."
BREAKING NEWS: Huge blast blows out windows of Norwegian PM's offices
Last updated at 3:05 PM on 22nd July 2011
A massive explosion in Oslo has shattered the windows of the Norwegian Prime Minister and forced the evacuations of office buildings.
According to early varying reports, the blast was either centred on the offices of the largest tabloid newspaper or a government building.
Smoke filled the street and witnesses reported seeing a young man with a bleeding leg is being helped away from the area.
It was not immediately clear whether there were other injuries or exactly where the explosion happened.
Fortunately, it was a public holiday and the offices were less busy than a normal weekday.
The Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was confirmed to be unharmed.
Scene of the blast in Norway this afternoon
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