Anders Behring Breivik, the 32-year-old Norwegian man accused of killing 93 people, is expected to be in court today to explain what made him bomb a government building in Oslo, Norway and open fire at the youth camp on Utoya Island.
STORY: Anders Behring Breivik: Chilling Images Of The Oslo Killer (PHOTOS)
As Reported By NBC:
Anders Behring Breivik told a court that he wanted to save Western Europe from a Muslim takeover, the judge said Monday.
The suspect in the bombing and mass shooting that left more than 90 dead on Friday made a brief appearance at a closed-door hearing.
Afterwards, the judge gave details of the hearing. He said that Breivik wanted to give a “strong signal” with his attack, and that the massacre at the youth gathering on Utoeya island was aimed at hampering further recruitment to the Labour Party.
The judge granted the prosecution’s request that Breivik be detained for a further eight weeks, including four weeks in isolation. That can be extended before trial.
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Breivik was spotted in this car leaving court after the hearing.
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A wounded woman is brought ashore opposite Utoya island (in the distance) after being rescued from a gunman who went on a killing rampage targeting participants in a Norwegian Labour Party youth organization event on the island, some 40 km southwest of Oslo.
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A wounded woman lays on the ashore opposite Utoya island (in the distance) after being rescued from a gunman who went on a killing rampage targeting participants in a Norwegian Labour Party youth organization event on the island, some 40 km southwest of Oslo.
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A wounded woman is brought ashore opposite Utoya island (in the distance) after being rescued from a gunman who went on a killing rampage targeting participants in a Norwegian Labour Party youth organization event on the island, some 40 km southwest of Oslo.
