Norway attack

The monster is here

Published on 25 July 2011 at 15:18

Terrorism in Oslo

The July 22 car bomb explosion in Oslo followed by the massacre on the island of Utøya were initially thought to be the work of Islamic terrorists. But it was a Norwegian, Anders Breivik Behring, who was arrested and claimed responsbility.

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