At Least 93 Die In Norwegian Massacre
Update Sunday 24 July 2011 : At least 86 young people were killed Friday at youth camp on Utoeya, Norway, shot by a 32-year-old native Norwegian. Seven more died in a bombing in Oslo. Here are some first and second-hand accounts as well as traditional news reports.
Original lede: At least 84 young people were killed Friday at youth camp on Utoeya, Norway, shot by a 32-year-old native Norwegian. Here are some first and second-hand accounts as well as traditional news reports.
Anders Behring Breivik has confessed to both attacks but has "denied criminal responsibility," according to NPR.
- A manifesto he published online, which police are poring over and said was posted the day of the attack, ranted against Muslim immigration to Europe and vowed revenge on "indigenous Europeans," whom he accused of betraying their heritage. It added that they would be punished for their "treasonous acts."
News from Saturday:
A 32 year old Norwegian, Anders Behring Breivik, was arrested for the massacre on Utoeya. Police have also linked him to the bombing.
First-hand accounts
The BBC has a first-hand account from Adrian Pracon:
- Here's an account from 23 year old Khamshajiny Gunaratnam, another attending the AUF summer camp at Utøya:
- Thank goodness for that Facebook call for help. She and her friend were rescued by boats.
- The Story of @miniodegarden
I can't get this young woman out of my mind. Via Google Translate, we get this bio of @miniodegarden:
Music Student. Offices of the European Youth, Labour Youth and the Labour Party. Sports fanatic who has devoted love of Strømsgodset and MUFC. Travels always around for new adventureThe day before the massacre, she was joking on Twitter about the BBQ and being sun-burned.
"Fantastisk kveld med alt fra BTV-grilling, datarock-konsert og karaoke. Min andregrads forbrenning på armen har ingenting å si. #utoya #kos"
And then ...
Update Sunday 24 July 2011 : Per Google Translate (tweet below):
@miniodegarden is severely hurt after being shot in the back; she is awake now, in good spirits; she thanks you for your support and thinking of all those affected- Media, Pundits Jump To Conclusions About Attacker
- Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid, The Sun, has a screaming headline that is wrong-wrong-wrong. No Al-Qaeda here, just your basic blond-haired, blue-eyed Christian fundamentalist, according to press reports.
