<p>A Danish man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows in Norway had converted to Islam and police had been in contact with him due to radicalisation fears, police said Thursday.</p>.<p>The 37-year-old is in police custody after the deadly attack on Wednesday evening, in the small town of Kongsberg, home to about 25,000 people 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of Oslo.</p>.<p>"There were fears linked to radicalisation previously," Norwegian police official Ole Bredrup Saeverud told reporters, adding that police had followed up on him in 2020.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/five-killed-in-norway-bow-and-arrow-attack-man-arrested-1040448.html" target="_blank">Five killed in Norway bow-and-arrow attack, man arrested</a></strong></p>.<p>"We haven't had any reports about him in 2021, but earlier," he added.</p>.<p>Responding to questions Saeverud explained that the man was a "convert to Islam."</p>.<p>"We are investigating, among other things, whether this was a terrorist attack," he told reporters.</p>.<p>Saeverud also said investigations were still ongoing to confirm that the man was acting alone.</p>.<p>"We have no information indicating anything else, but we are continuing investigations to be completely sure," he said.</p>.<p>Police had already said the suspect, who was arrested shortly after the incident at around 6.45 p.m. local time (1645 GMT) on Wednesday, was a resident of Kongsberg.</p>.<p>Five people, four women and one man, died and two others were injured in the attack, which shocked the usually peaceful Scandinavian kingdom.</p>.<p>The victims were between 50 and 70 years old, Saeverud said.</p>.<p>The attack was the deadliest in the country since far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in 2011.</p>.<p>Since then, Norway has seen one other far-right attack, carried out by a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi who opened fire into a mosque.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>A Danish man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows in Norway had converted to Islam and police had been in contact with him due to radicalisation fears, police said Thursday.</p>.<p>The 37-year-old is in police custody after the deadly attack on Wednesday evening, in the small town of Kongsberg, home to about 25,000 people 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of Oslo.</p>.<p>"There were fears linked to radicalisation previously," Norwegian police official Ole Bredrup Saeverud told reporters, adding that police had followed up on him in 2020.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/five-killed-in-norway-bow-and-arrow-attack-man-arrested-1040448.html" target="_blank">Five killed in Norway bow-and-arrow attack, man arrested</a></strong></p>.<p>"We haven't had any reports about him in 2021, but earlier," he added.</p>.<p>Responding to questions Saeverud explained that the man was a "convert to Islam."</p>.<p>"We are investigating, among other things, whether this was a terrorist attack," he told reporters.</p>.<p>Saeverud also said investigations were still ongoing to confirm that the man was acting alone.</p>.<p>"We have no information indicating anything else, but we are continuing investigations to be completely sure," he said.</p>.<p>Police had already said the suspect, who was arrested shortly after the incident at around 6.45 p.m. local time (1645 GMT) on Wednesday, was a resident of Kongsberg.</p>.<p>Five people, four women and one man, died and two others were injured in the attack, which shocked the usually peaceful Scandinavian kingdom.</p>.<p>The victims were between 50 and 70 years old, Saeverud said.</p>.<p>The attack was the deadliest in the country since far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in 2011.</p>.<p>Since then, Norway has seen one other far-right attack, carried out by a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi who opened fire into a mosque.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>