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Retired Pakistani officer hailed as hero in Norway mosque shooting

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A 65-year-old former Pakistani military officer is being hailed as a hero in Norway after he tackled a heavily armed gunman who stormed a mosque with the intention of carrying out a mass shooting motivated by hatred of Muslims. Mohammad Rafiq threw the gunman to the ground after he entered the al-Noor Islamic Center in Baerum near the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Saturday.


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