Anders Behring Breivik
Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in Norway on July 22, 2011: eight in an Oslo bombing and 69 at a Labour Party youth camp on Utøya. Most of those shot at the camp were teenagers.
At a glance
- What happened
- Breivik bombed government offices in Oslo, then shot participants at a Labour Party youth summer camp on Utøya. Most of those killed at the camp were teenagers.
- When
- July 22, 2011: attacks. August 24, 2012: conviction and sentence. December 2024: parole denied.
- Where
- Oslo and Utøya island, Norway.
- Why / motive
- Reporting identifies an anti-Muslim, far-right ideology. He deliberately targeted government offices and the Labour Party's youth organization.
- Outcome
- Breivik received 21 years of preventive detention, extendable while he remains dangerous. Reuters reported a parole denial in December 2024.
Who is involved
- Anders Behring Breivik — subject
Sources
- Reuters — Breivik denied parole, December 2024“the man who killed 77 people in 2011”
- The Guardian — Breivik verdict, August 24, 2012“An Oslo court found that Breivik”
- Reuters — Breivik attacks and victims“gunned down 69, most of them teenagers, at a Labour Party youth camp on Utoeya island.”
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