Anders Breivik Trial Begins: Tears, But No Remorse

April 16, 2012 from Channel 4 News

The opening day of the trial of Norwegian Anders Breivik, accused of killing 77 people in a mass murdering shooting spree, began with a clenched-fist salute and ended with tears from the accused when an anti-immigration video was aired. In between, Breivik looked composed and unemotional as the details of charges relating to the murder of 77 people were read out. Now the court must decide: is he insane or not?

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Anders Behring Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik (Norwegian pronunciation: ['andəʂ 'beːɾiŋ 'bɾæɪʋiːk]; born 13 February 1979) is a Norwegian accused mass murderer, terrorist and the confessed perpetrator of the 2011 attacks in Norway. On 22 July 2011, Breivik bombed the government buildings in Oslo, wh... Explore this topic

2011 Norway attacks

The 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential lone wolf terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a Workers' Youth League (AUF)-run summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011, claiming a total of 77 lives. The first was a car bomb explosion in Oslo within ... Explore this topic

Trial of Anders Behring Breivik

The trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, started on 16 April 2012 in Oslo District Court. The trial will decide whether Breivik will be sentenced to imprisonment or forced mental health care, depending on his mental condition. Explore this topic

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Utøya is an island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. The island is 10.6 hectares, situated 500 metres off the shore, by the E16 road, about 20 km driving distance south of Hønefoss, and 38 km northwest of Oslo city centre. Explore this topic

Norway

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Scandinavian unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and the subantarctic Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of... Explore this topic

Trial

In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. The tribunal, which may occur before a judge, jury, or other designated tr... Explore this topic

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The terms far right, or extreme right, describe the broad range of political groups and ideologies usually taken to be further to the right of the mainstream center-right on the traditional left-right spectrum. Far right politics commonly involves support for strong inequality... Explore this topic

Oslo

Oslo is the capital of and most populous city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden fr... Explore this topic

Islamophobia

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Mass murder

Mass murder is the act of murdering a large number of people, typically at the same time or over a relatively short period of time. According to the FBI, for individuals, mass murder is defined as the person murdering four or more persons during a particular event with no cool... Explore this topic

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