Utoya, an island in Tyrifjorden in the county of Buskerud, Norway, houses a summer youth camp that was the scene of shootings Friday, July 22, 2011. (Utoya AS)
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OSLO, Norway - Police say they are sending anti-terror police to a youth camp outside Oslo after reports of a shooting there following the bomb blast at the government headquarters.
The news site VG reported that a man dressed in a police uniform opened fire at the camp. It says several people were injured.
A former prime minster was due to speak at the youth camp, sponsored by the ruling Labor Party on Utoya, an island in Tyrifjorden. Approximately 560 people were attending, according to AFP.
Panic has spread as people are trapped on the island, which reports children are desperately trying to call their parents, or are trying to swim away.
Oslo police chief Anstein Gjengdal said anti-terror units were being sent to the camp at Utoya, outside the Norwegian capital.
He had no other information on that incident, which came hours after a bomb blast outside the government headquarters killed at least two people and injured 15.
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Assistant Chief of Police Kurt Lier had little information about what had happened on the island, but said if people are leaving island swimming, it is a "long swim."
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