Norwegian bombing: How Islamophobic fever among western media and anti-terror experts came to surface?

At 3.30 p.m on Friday, the 22 July 2011, a hefty explosion ripped through the centre of Oslo, the capital of Norway, causing heavy material damage, dozens of injured and 7 people died. The bomb caused heavy destruction to the offices of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and a number of other official buildings. Neighboring offices – including those housing some of Norway’s leading newspapers and news agency NTB were hit and evacuated. Oil ministry was also among the other government buildings hit, while the headquarters of tabloid newspaper VG were also damaged.

From TV pictures, one can see the extensive damage in the shape of rubble. Glass from shattered windows littered the streets and smoke from the fires drifting across the city could be seen from the devastated government quarter. One must condemn such cowardly and brutal carnage as strongly as possible. There should be no buts and ifs on the issue violence and terror.

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