The Monday Massacre

The Plot
Norwegian economic dominance over Swedish mineral wealth over the last century had severely effected the Swedish economy, which had been on a downturn ever since the Second Treaty of Brömsebro. The dominance of Nordiske Mineralverke AS over natural resources on the Scandinavian peninsula had been point of conflict for Swedish nationalists for some time. At the turn of the 19th century with rising nationalism in Sweden some movements began taking actions on their own. Sometime in 1920 a group of likeminded nationalists in positions of power met and began making plans for a strike against the heart of the Norwegian nation. With the plan being to assassinate the royal family of Norway, in an attempt to dissuade Norwegian popular support for business ventures in Sweden.

The Plot Thickens
The plot gains traction when in early 1923 its announced that King Håkon and his wife will tour the newly open Vigeland sculpture park. The now established nationalist society named "Det fria Sveriges söner" "The Sons of free Sweden" consisting mostly of mid ranking military commanders and local politicians, now get the opportunity they have been waiting for. A handfull of experienced individuals are selected to make the trip across the border into Oslo. Equipped with false passports and weapons stolen from Swedish arsenals, they plan to make their strike as the king begins his tour of the park.

The Monday Massacre
As the royal family are making their preparations for the visit the Strike team has spent the early hours scouting the park and making final preparations for their attack. The King following a habit that has made him popular with the people takes the tram to the park together with his wife Queen Maud conversing with the citizens and preparing himself for his speech. As the king holds a short speech about the unity and prosperity of Norway and her people the attackers get into positions.

As the King steps down from the podium rejoining his wife, the couple starts moving together with a crowd into the park. Only a few short minutes after entering several bullets whizz by the King as the assailants make their attack. Pandemonium ensues, the attackers armed with automatic weapons open fire on the crowd. The King moving in to protect his wife is shot two times, but is unable to shield the Queen as she is fatally wounded. Now on his knees cradling his now deceased wife as he himself is severely injured looks up to see one of the gunman pointing a pistol straight at him. Seconds turn to an eternity as the King stares death right in the eyes, before the assailant himself suddenly collapses shot dead by soldiers HM Kongens Garde as they rush to protect the Royal couple. Despite being taken by surprise the soldiers of HM Kongens Garde manage to put down all four gunmen with surprising speed but not before they had managed to injure the King, killing the Queen and several dozens of civilians that where following the King on the tour.

Frantic hours
The Kings guards having shot to kill are unable to apprehend any of the attackers and their identities are not known. A doctor following the tour and having survived declares the Queen dead only minutes after the last gunman is downed, and rushes with the King and a handfull of guards to Rikshospitalet. In the end as Oslo police takes over the site of the shooting a tally from a crowd of some 100 people makes 28 dead including Queen Maud and another dozen injured with the King among them.

The Aftermath
In the Following days the King is declared stable but bedridden, and news of the Queen's death and several others are announced by the Norwegian Broadcast Service. As no further clues are made pertaining the identity of the gunmen only that they had been trailing the touring crowd up until they had pulled out their weapons and attacked. The mystery of who orchestrated the attack on the Royal family proves fruitless for the government but is immediately seized apon by the Norwegian nationalist movement Nasjonal Samling, who blame communist radicals wanting a republican government.