Cape Town, South Africa - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has offered his condolences to the people of Norway after Friday’s bomb blast and shooting tragedy which left over 90 dead. Zuma said on Sunday that he “learnt with shock, disbelief and sadness of the bombings in the heart of Oslo and the subsequent shootings at a Youth Camp, resulting in the death of scores of people”.

A Norwegian citizen, Anders Breivik, 32, has been arrested following the twin attacks in Oslo and Utoeya island.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of mourning and sadness,” Zuma said in a statement.

International Department spokesperson Clayson Monyela said the government condemned all forms of attacks on its “historical Norwegian friends”.

He said after official correspondence with the South African mission in Oslo, the department confirmed that no South African citizens were hurt or killed in the bombing or the shooting.

“It is our government's wish and hope that those responsible will be brought to book and face the full might of the Norwegian law,” Monyela said.

Pana 25/07/2011