Oslo Bombing/Shooting

[Lupino]

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Norway Terror Attacks Toll Upped to 87: Norwegian Man Arrested

At least 80 people were killed in a shooting at a youth camp on the Norwegian island of Utoya the second of two attacks blamed on a Norwegian suspect authorities have not identified, police said.

Police confirmed that they had arrested a Norwegian man for the attack on a summer youth camp, and that they believed the same man was responsible for the bombing in central Oslo several hours earlier that claimed at least seven lives.

The 80 dead at the camp was a dramatic increase over an earlier police report that at least 10 had died at the youth camp. Police director Oystein Maeland told reporters many more victims were discovered between the two reports, according to The Associated Press.

With the arrest of a lone Norwegian in the twin bomb and shooting attacks today, officials have all but ruled out any connection to international terrorism.

"We have one person in custody and he will be charged in connection with what has happened," said Justice Minister Knut Storberget during a Friday evening press conference. "We know that he is Norwegian. That is what we know. I don't think it's right from my position to go into details about him."
PHOTO: An aerial view of Utoya Island
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PHOTO: An aerial view of Utoya Island
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An aerial view of Utoya Island, Norway taken July 21, 2011. Police say they are sending anti-terror police to a youth camp outside Oslo after reports of a shooting there following the bomb blast at the government headquarters.
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TV2, Norway's largest broadcaster, later identified the suspect as Anders Behring Breivik, 32, describing him as a member of "right-wing extremist groups in eastern Norway." Norwegian police would not confirm the identity of the suspect.

During the same press conference where Storberget spoke, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told reporters that it was "too early to say anything certain about the motive." Justice Minister Storberget said he was not aware of any threats before the two attacks.

Police said that the incidents did not appear to have international connotations, but that the borders of the country were closed.

The man in custody allegedly opened fire at a summer youth camp run by the Labour Party, the political party of both Stoltenberg and Storberget, just hours after explosions ripped through a government building holding Stoltenberg's office in the capital city of Oslo. According to media reports the suspect had been seen in Oslo earlier in the day. Oslo is 45 minutes from the island of Utoya.

More than 500 people were attending the camp, and most campers were teenagers.

A local police spokesman confirmed to al Jazeera that the suspect had been dressed as a police officer and had said he was at the camp to provide security. Explosives were found on the island after the assault.

Twenty ambulances and four air ambulances were dispatched to the island to pick up the wounded. Some of the campers at the island jumped into the water to attempt to swim to safety.

Stoltenberg was uninjured in the Oslo bombing. He was scheduled to visit the youth camp Saturday.

Surprise surprise, the guy's a right-wing anti-Muslim nutcase, despite all the early predictions that it was Al Qaeda. He posted his manifesto on the day of the attack, a long rambling thing that chucks up the usual "OMG Islamofascists are invading Europe!" crap. Hopefully, based on what Norway's PM and other Norwegians have said thus far, there won't be the overreaction like what we saw here in the US.

[DemolitionSquid]

Islam IS invading Europe, has been for decades (also been bleeding its economy as immigrants send money back to their families in Turduckenstan), but that's beside the point I guess.

Anyway, Norway can't overeact like the USA did. They don't have the army or resources for a decade long war to hunt down 1 man and his oil. Of course, neither did the USA, hence the 13.4 trillion dollar deficit, but again, besides the point.

[Arkalis]

Or...Norway could be smarter and avoid a freaking expensive war that will cost tons of money, resources and men to do nothing

[sandwich_bird]

Soooo, if he's anti-Muslim, why kill white people? At least Al-Quaeda bombs who they hate...

[DemolitionSquid]

Soooo, if he's anti-Muslim, why kill white people? At least Al-Quaeda bombs who they hate...

It's "Reverse Reich-ology."

[sandwich_bird]

Found his manifesto thingy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAwp2...ipcontrinter=1

Pretty stupid but, just like Demo said, it's true that Islam is invading Europe. I don't like it and it's sad because religion was finally fading away too...

[TheEconomist]

I thought you called these people "democrats", Lupino. Glad to see you've started to learn the correct terms.

[SpikeVorador]

Soooo, if he's anti-Muslim, why kill white people? At least Al-Quaeda bombs who they hate...

well, he was a extreme right-wing conservative guy, and the attacks where in a left-wing political party camp and a building. So yeah... even if they are white they are also people who he hates =P

[TheEconomist]

It's "Reverse Reich-ology."

Took 7 hours for Godwin's Law to take effect. That's miraculous given DSquid's regularity here.

[Lupino]

I'm not surprised Squiddy believes the whole Islam Invasion crap, but I am to see some others here buy into it as well. I guess people need a new boogey-man now that the Godless Commie Hordes aren't going to be pouring through the Fulda Gap anytime soon.

I thought you called these people "democrats", Lupino. Glad to see you've started to learn the correct terms.

As usual, I have no idea what you're talking about.