Two people killed after shooter opens fire on hunting party in Norway

Emergency services secure the site after a person opened fire against a group of people, in Halden, Norway (Christoffer Andersen/NTB Scanpix/AP)

Two people were killed and another seriously injured when a shooter opened fire on a hunting party in southern Norway, police said.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and is not believed to be part of the hunting party, police said in a statement.

The injured victim was flown to a hospital for treatment.

The shooting occurred near Halden, which is about 96 kilometres (60 miles) from Oslo and near the Swedish border, on Sunday.

Other details were not immediately available.