Gunfire has erupted at a shopping centre in Norway this morning, forcing a mass evacuation and sending emergency crews rushing to the scene.

Early reports suggested several people had been injured at the Storo Storsenter mall - Oslo's largest shopping centre - before officers confirmed they had found no injuries. A 19-year-old suspect has been taken into police custody.

Members of the public have been urged to avoid the area. 11:47 Zahra Khaliq

'It is a very serious incident,' says police chief

Tor Grottum, operations chief with Oslo police, told Norwegian news outlet VG that this morning's shooting is "a very serious incident, and we should be glad that we are not facing an even more serious incident with injured people."

He added: "We were very quick on the scene, and quickly

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