Norsk polis bekräftar larm om skottlossning under söndagsmorgonen och en person har gripits.
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Halden ligger cirka tre mil norr om Strömstad i Norge.
Den norska polisen bekräftar uppgifterna om larm om skottlossning under söndagsmorgonen. Det finns rapporter om att en serie skott har hörts, enligt NRK. En person har gripits, enligt polisen.
– Det ska inte längre vara farligt i området. Vi arbetar med att få en överblick över situationen, uppger insatsledaren Gisle Lindheim Sveen, enligt NRK.
Två polishelikoptrar, en ambulanshelikopter samt en tredje helikopter har rört sig i området i samband med händelsen, skriver VG.
Kommunen har satt in en krisgrupp efter händelsen, uppger Haldens borgmästare Fredrik Holm, skriver Dagbladet. Han säger vidare att gruppen haft möte under morgonen och att kommunen kommer att gå ut med mer information senare under söndagen.
Det är oklart vad som ligger bakom händelsen.
Polisen i Sverige har inte kontaktats av norsk polisen gällande händelsen, uppger polisregion Väst.
Svenska UD har i nuläget inga uppgifter om att svenskar på något sätt ska vara påverkade av händelsen.
”Vi ber att få hänvisa till lokala myndigheter i det berörda landet, i detta fall Norge”, skriver UD i en kommentar.
Halden ligger cirka tre mil norr om Strömstad.
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Norwegian police were alerted to shootings in Halden on Sunday morning. One person has been arrested and the situation is no longer considered dangerous. The municipality's crisis team has been activated.
A large police operation with a helicopter is said to have taken place in an area after a suspicious incident, according to Aftonbladet. Witnesses claim that an injured person was taken to hospital by ambulance. Police say there is no danger to the public.

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