July 25, 2011
Norway massacre suspect pleads not guilty in court
Anders Behring Breivik, who confessed to mass killing spree, pleads not guilty in court and is ordered held for at least eight weeks.
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Portrait photograph of Anders Behring Breivik, the suspected perpetrator of the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway. Photo from "2083: A European declaration of Independence", a manifesto by Anders Behring Breivik, published on scribd.com, second to last page.
The man who has confessed to carrying out a bombing and shooting spree that left 76 people dead in Norway will be held for at least eight weeks, half of that in complete isolation, after a closed hearing in which he said his terror network had two other cells.
Anders Behring Breivik pleaded not guilty to one of the deadliest modern mass killings in peacetime, saying he wanted to save Norway and Europe from a Muslim takeover and send a strong signal, but was not trying to kill as many as possible, Judge Kim Heger said after a closed court hearing.
Nowegian police on Monday revised down the death toll from Friday’s bomb and shooting attack to 76 people from a previous estimate of 93, citing difficulties in gathering information at Utoeya island, where the shooting spree occured.
Breivik could tamper with evidence if released, and will be held for at least another two months without access to visitors, mail or media, the judge said.
Read more at Haaretz.com.
