Zaniar Matapour in Oslo courthouse Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting in June 2022. The prosecutor says the Norwegian citizen originally from Iran had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State group. (Lise Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
Zaniar Matapour with defense attorney Marius Dietrichson in Oslo courthouse Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting in June 2022. The prosecutor says the Norwegian citizen originally from Iran had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State group. (Lise Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)
FILE - A Norwegian national flag flutters over flowers and rainbow flags that are placed at the scene of a shooting in central of Oslo, Norway, on June 26, 2022. The trial of a Norwegian citizen originally from Iran started Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in an Oslo court where he is accused of aggravated terrorism for a deadly shooting nearly two years ago ahead of an LGBTQ festival in the nightlife district of the Norwegian capital. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar, on June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Zaniar Matapour in Oslo courthouse Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The trial has begun in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo’s nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting in June 2022. The prosecutor says the Norwegian citizen originally from Iran had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State group. (Lise Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP)