Pakistani criminals in Norway

Two arrested after 'brutal' attack

Police in the Oslo suburb of Bærum arrested two men Thursday in connection with the beating and shooting of a man in broad daylight on Wednesday.

One of the men, who police already had identified and charged in the case, turned himself in with his lawyer in tow.

Police said Wednesday night that as many as five persons face charges of attempted murder after a 28-year-old man was badly beaten and shot at least four times outside an adult education center in Sandvika.

Both men are in their 20s and are ethnic Pakistanis. The victim of the shooting and beating, which shocked witnesses have described as "brutal," came to Norway from Afghanistan last year.

"The reason we are releasing the suspects' ethnicity it to dispel rumours that this was a conflict within the Afghan community," said Søreide.

Good..don't want Afghans getting a bad name because of Pakistanis doing what Pakistanis do best.