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Obama condemns terror attack in Norway
Jul 22, 2011, 18:57 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama condemned the attack in Oslo on Friday that killed seven people, and called for increased international cooperation to combat terrorism.
'I wanted to personally extend my condolences to the people of Norway,' Obama said. 'It's a reminder that the entire international community holds a stake in preventing this kind of terror from occurring.'
'We have to work cooperatively together both on intelligence and in terms of prevention of these kinds of horrible attacks,' he added.
Obama said the United States was willing to provide whatever assistance was needed to help Norwegian authorities to investigate the attack.
Obama made the comments during a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who said the attacks showed that 'no country large or small is immune' from terrorism.
Following the attack on government buildings in central Oslo, there was a shooting at a youth camp west of the capital on Utoya island. Several people were injured in the attack police believe was linked to the bombing.
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