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2011: A study of what happened that day in Oslo and on Utøya Island…
A Norwegian Tragedy
What you need to know before your trail
On 22 July 2011 a young man named Anders Behring Breivik carried out one of the most vicious terrorist acts in post-war Europe. In a carefully orchestrated sequence of actions he bombed government buildings in Oslo, resulting in eight deaths, then carried out a mass shooting at a camp of the Workers’ Youth League of the Labour Party on the island of Utøya, where he murdered sixty-nine people, mostly teenagers.
How could Anders Behring Breivik – a middle-class boy from the West End of Oslo – end up as one of the most violent terrorists in post-war Europe? Where did his hatred come from?
Travel Guide
The 2011 Norway attacks
On 22 July 2011, a lone gunman by the name of Anders Behring Breivik set off a bomb in Oslo against the government, the civilian population, and then headed to Utoya Island where a Workers’ Youth League (AUF)-run summer camp was being held, where he opened fire on those on the island
The attacks claimed a total of 77 lives.
It was the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II.
The Norwegian Police arrested Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian right-wing extremist and his trial against him took place between 16 April and 22 June 2012 in Oslo District Court, where Breivik admitted to having carried out the attacks. On 24 August 2012, Breivik was convicted as charged and sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: A Norwegian Tragedy
Destination : Utoya Island, Oslo Author/Guide: Aage Borchgrevink Departure Time: 2011
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