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Anders Behring Breivik
File:Anders Behring Breivik.jpg
A Facebook profile picture of Anders Behring Breivik, released by the media.

Anders Behring Breivik (born 13 February 1979) is a Norwegian citizen and the suspected perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, although it is not yet known if he acted alone.[1][2][3] On 22 July 2011, he allegedly approached a Labour Party youth camp on Utøya island, posing as a police officer, and then opened fire on the adolescents present, reportedly killing at least 91.[4][5] He has also been linked with the bomb blasts which had taken place approximately two hours earlier in Oslo. He was arrested on Utøya, and is currently in police custody. Following his apprehension, Breivik was characterized by officials as being a right-wing extremist.[6]

According to Reuters and the BBC, deputy police chief Roger Andresen described the suspect as a "Christian fundamentalist".[7][8] He was also reportedly a former member of the Progress Party.[9] According to the newspaper Verdens Gang, he has no previous history with the police, apart from traffic violations.[3] According to the same source, Breivik has a Glock pistol, a rifle and a shotgun registered to his name. Breivik moved in late June or early July to the rural small town of Rena in Åmot, Hedmark county, about 140 km (86 miles) northeast of Oslo,[3] where he operated a farming sole proprietorship under the name "Breivik Geofarm".[10] According to Reuters, a farming supplier had sold to Breivik's company six tonnes of fertilizer in May.[11] Fertilizer can be used to produce fertilizer explosives.[3]

Ideas and politics

Breivik studied at the Oslo Commerce School, and is described by newspaper Verdens Gang as considering himself a conservative nationalist.[3] He is also a former member of the Progress Party (FrP) and its youth wing FpU. According to the current FpU leader Ove Vanebo, Breivik was active early in the 2000s, but he left the party as his viewpoints became more extreme.[12] He identified himself in a multitude of social media services as an admirer of, among others, Winston Churchill,[13] Max Manus,[13] and Dutch politician Geert Wilders.[14] On Twitter he quoted philosopher John Stuart Mill, "One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests".[3][15]

He is reported to have written many posts on the website document.no,[16] described as "Islam-critical and Israel-friendly".[17] Document.no has compiled a complete list of comments made by Breivik on its website between September 2009 and June 2010[18].In these comments he shows himself as a supporter of the eurabia [19] theory.[improper synthesis?]

References

  1. ^ "Anders Behring Breivik (32) i Oslo ble pågrepet etter bombe og massedrap" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Norwegian massacre gunman was a right-wing extremist who hated Muslims". Daily Mail. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Pågrepet 32-åring kalte seg selv nasjonalistisk". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ Ujala Sehgal (23 July 2011). "Profile: The Christian Extremist Suspect in Norway's Massacre". The Atlantic.
  5. ^ "Police: At least 80 killed in Norwegian youth camp shooting". BBC News. 23 July 2011.
  6. ^ Goodman, J. David (23 July 2011). "At Least 80 Are Dead in Norway Shooting". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Norway police say 84 killed in Utoeya shooting". Reuters. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Scores killed in Norway attack". BBC. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Norway killer attacked multicuturalism, Islam online".
  10. ^ "Brønnøysundregistrene - Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret". Brønnøysund Business Register (in Norwegian). Ministry of Trade and Industry. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Oslo bomb suspect bought 6 tonnes fertiliser: supplier". Reuters. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  12. ^ Fondenes, Eivind (23 July 2011). "Terrorsiktede var tidligere medlem av Fremskrittspartiet" (in Norwegian). TV2 nyhetene. Retrieved 23 July 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ a b Poza, Pedro (23 July 2011). "El presunto autor, un noruego nacionalista vinculado a la extrema derecha". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Dader bloedbad bewondert Geert Wildersq". HLN.BE news (in Dutch). 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  15. ^ "Utøya-skytteren flyttet nylig til Hedmark" (in Norwegian). Ostlendingen.no. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  16. ^ "32-åringen skal tilhøre høyreekstremt miljø - Norge - NRK Nyheter". Nrk.no. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  17. ^ "Dynamittgubben". Aftenposten, A-magasinet (in Norwegian). 20 February 2009. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  18. ^ [1]Breivik's comments at Document.no (in Norwegian)
  19. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurabia

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