Flowers taken in as dead laid to rest

Local officials in Oslo and many other cities and towns around Norway have begun the work of gathering in flowers and other items left at places to remember the victims of the Oslo and Utøya terrorist attacks. This week has seen the funerals for many of those who died, with those buried thus far listed [...]

‘Fjordman’ reveals identity

36-year-old Peder Jensen has given an interview to Norwegian newspaper VG where he reveals that he is the man behind the “Fjordman” blog referenced repeatedly in the online manifesto of Oslo and Utøya attacks suspect Anders Behring Breivik. After being identified by the police and subsequently questioned on Thursday afternoon, Jensen met reporters from VG [...]

Breivik police question ‘Fjordman’

The anonymous blogger “Fjordman,” who is repeatedly referenced in the manifesto of Oslo and Utøya terrorist attacks suspect Anders Behring Breivik, was being questioned by Norwegian police on Thursday afternoon after authorities found out his real identity. The international links between Breivik and other far right groups have also continued to be revealed, as well [...]

Utøya helicopter response scrutinized

Senior Norwegian police figures have raised questions about the level of available resources after it emerged that the police’s only helicopter remained grounded for most of the time during the Oslo and Utøya attacks. It was also revealed that the street on which the Oslo bomb went off had been planned to close by September [...]

Brand new ski jump full of mistakes

Oslo’s new Holmenkollen Ski Jump opened just in time for last winter’s Nordic Skiing World Championships, after enormous budget overruns and political controversy. Now it seems it’s full of construction mistakes and deficiencies, and the price tag may rise further. Newspaper Aften reported last week that a long list of problems has cropped up after [...]

‘Adecco scandal’ costs firm millions

Human resources firm Adecco has reported a deficit of NOK 25.3 million (USD 4.7 million) for the last financial year following the effects of the revelations of illegal practices at its nursing homes and other operations. The scandal began with revelations by Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that employees at the firm’s Ammerudlunden nursing home in Oslo [...]

Westboro Baptists to ‘picket’ funerals

The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, known for their protests at the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq, has threatened to picket the burials of victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Norway. A press release from the church, titled “Norway must repent or perish,” announces protests at the funerals “to warn the living: they [...]

Gunman faces tougher questioning

Police are promising more “confrontational” interviews with the confessed perpetrator of the Oslo and Utøya attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, in an attempt to find out if any more people were connected with the crimes. Breivik is reportedly still refusing to reveal such information until a number of “impossible demands” are met, as further revelations about [...]

Police want stricter gun control

Calls are going out for stricter gun regulation and changes to the Norwegian criminal code after the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya, with police, politicians and academics welcoming a debate. When such a debate will be able to occur is more uncertain, with the American police chief in charge of the aftermath of the [...]

Utøya cleared as volunteerism grows

Police have begun clearing items left behind on Utøya island, the scene of a mass shooting on Friday July 22 that has killed 69 people so far. Ordinary Norwegians continue to show a willingness to volunteer in a variety of organizations in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that rocked the nation. Representatives of the [...]

‘New form of debate’ promised

With local elections due across the country on September 11 and 12, Norwegians and their political representatives are discussing how the election campaign and sensitive debates, including those around immigration and integration, will be carried out following the attacks on Oslo and Utøya island. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has warned against a “witch-hunt against opinions” [...]

Muhammad Ali writes to Norway

Former world heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali has sent a letter of condolence to the people of Norway following the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya island, news agency AP reports. In a letter written by Ali’s wife based on feelings communicated by the former boxer (who suffers from Parkinson’s disease), Ali says that his [...]

Day of mourning to be held Aug 21

Norwegian politicians from all parties have gathered in parliament to remember the victims of the Oslo bombing and Utøya shootings – during which Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that a national day of mourning will take place on Sunday August 21. Stoltenberg spoke after the parliament’s president, Dag Terje Andersen, had listed the names of [...]

Norwegian Muslims react to attacks

Many Norwegian Muslims were harassed in the hours following the Oslo attacks before the arrested suspect was confirmed to be ethnically Norwegian. Nonetheless, many observers, backed by polling data and a surge of interest in integration initiatives, suggest that Norway has reacted with greater faith in multiculturalism, as the burials of the first two victims [...]

Breivik ‘delayed,’ new details reveal

The suspect in the Oslo and Utøya terrorist attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, was likely delayed on his way in and out of the capital on the day his crimes were committed, potentially saving many lives at both the government headquarters and the Labour Youth summer camp – as new details continue to emerge about the [...]

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