Witness the police: “Get down with your hands on your back!” – VG

Witness the police: "Get down with your hands on your back!" – VG

A person is arrested by the police after a hostage situation at the Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania in Oslo.

VG has been in contact with the police, but preliminary, they refer to the messages on they have posted on Twitter, as well as a press release.

Oslo police received this morning message about a possible hostage situation in relation to Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania in Oslo city center.

They mobilized a large number of officials, including dialogue experts from police negotiator service.

Now it is clear that the situation is resolved, and that the putative gisseltakeren is arrested by the police.

Nobody gets hurt.

The clock 16 keeps Oslo police a press conference about the hostage situation and action. VG is present and sends it directly on VGTV and VG on Canal Digital.

Guests VG talk in the hotel lobby has not received any information about gisselsitasjonen. More responds by asking if something has happened. A male guest did however with somewhat of drama.

Heard police shout

– We sat and chatted up in the lobby. When we hear someone suddenly shout: “There are police. Get down with your hands on your back! “He says to VG.

He says that it goes a little while before the police repeat the command.

– We have not received any information about what has been happening, he said.

Another guest VG talking’ve seen uniformed police come and go.

– It has been three, four pieces that have gone around down here, he says to VG, adding:

– There has been no drama here in the lobby.

Not related to the Nobel Prize

Across VG confirmed police at 14.15 o’clock that it was not due to the Nobel Prize.

– It has nothing to do Nobel Prize. More I can not comment at this time, said operations Sven Martin Ege.

Several helicopters have flown low over central Oslo for the last hour. As VG reported earlier Monday, the military assisting police to ensure security in connection with the peace prize ceremony.

One of the two laureates, Kailash Satyarthi, landed at Gardermoen at 12 o’clock Monday. The second winner, Malala Yosufzai, is expected to land at 20 o’clock.

Here you can read Thurs the 2nd messages, police sent out:

A little later the police came with this message, confirming the operation manager said to VG: