A man in his fifties was stabbed to death and two other men were injured in an apartment in Oslo on Thursday afternoon.
Police have not made any arrests in connection with the stabbings at an address in the city's Sinsen district.
"We've deployed a police helicopter, patrols and police dogs in the hunt for one or more perpetrators," police investigator Tor Guldbradsen told news agency NTB.
Police were alerted to the attacks at 2.40pm on Thursday.
"We're currently gathering information at the scene," said police spokesman Ole-Petter Jacobsen.
The strained finances of bus provider Unibuss could cause chaos for Oslo’s bus network if the company folds.
Unibuss, which is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality, is in danger of going bust due to large losses, unpaid bills, and fines from public transport firm Ruter for issues with its electric bus fleet this winter.
Oslo City Council will hold an emergency meeting headed up by transport councilor Marit Vea on Wednesday, where she will be grilled on how the council will avert a collapse in the city’s public transport network should Unibuss go bankrupt.
Unibuss is comprised of four smaller companies that operate bus routes in Oslo on behalf of Ruter. The company has just over 370 buses in operation and covers around 60 to 70 percent of the routes in Oslo and the neighboring municipality of Bærum.
Oslo’s fleet of electric busses struggled especially with snow and cold temperatures this winter, which caused frequent chaos across the capital’s public transport network.
Snow, ice, range and charging issues for the busses lead to vehicle shortages which caused mass delays and cancellations several times over the winter.
Ruter, which is also part owned by Oslo municipality, believes that the financial problems facing Unibuss mean the company could be forced to file for bankruptcy or undergo a major restructuring, according to a memo obtained by publication Teknisk Ukeblad.
It has previously told public broadcaster that it was working on a plan in case Unibuss goes bankrupt.
“There is no doubt that the first days of such a scenario will be very demanding for the residents of Oslo and parts of Akershus,” Ruter’s communications director Elisabeth Skarsbø Moen told public broadcaster NRK.
“First and foremost, we are working to find a solution together with Unibuss that does not affect Ruter’s customers,” she said.
“But as those responsible for public transport, we have both a plan and an emergency organization ready to also handle a bankruptcy,” Skarsbø Moen added.
Should Unibuss go bankrupt, its buses would become part of the bankruptcy estate and if such an event were to occur while passengers were in transit, all passengers would need to disembark at the next stop so the buses can be transported to the depot.
Ruter said it had an eye on the market to try and see what could be available in terms of extra buses and equipment.
It said that its priority would be to ensure that school transport, and that healthcare workers could get to work, in the event of a sudden lack of buses.
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