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'''Anders Behring Breivik''', a self described "investor, director, manager," etc.  "revolutionary conservative," "resistance fighter"<ref>''2083 - A European Declaration of Independence,''p. 1398</ref> — and terrorist, was born in Oslo, Norway on February 13th, 1979.  
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'''Anders Behring Breivik''' (born Oslo, Norway, February 13th, 1979) , is a self-described "investor, director, manager," etc.  "revolutionary conservative," "resistance fighter"<ref>''2083 - A European Declaration of Independence,''p. 1398</ref> — and terrorist.
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Breivik  was accused of, and has since admitted, murdering at least 76 people<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/world/europe/26oslo.html?_r=1&hp Norway Suspect Denies Guilt and Suggests He Did Not Act Alone]</ref> in Norway on July 22, 2011. A bomb was set off near government buildings in Oslo, killing 8. Some 90 minutes later, Breivik, dressed as a policeman, gained access to the island of Utoya, where hundreds of young people were attending a youth camp sponsored by the left-leaning Norwegian Labor Party.   After gathering the attendees into a group, Breivik reportedly began shooting, killing at least 68 people there.
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Breivik  was accused of, and has since admitted to, murdering at least 77 people<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/.../death-toll-in-norway-attacks-rises-to-77 Death Toll in Norway Attacks Rises to 77]</ref> during a bombing and mass shooting spree Norway on July 22, 2011. A bomb was detonated near government buildings in Oslo, killing 8. Some 90 minutes later, Breivik, dressed as a policeman, gained access to the island of Utoya, where hundreds of young people were attending a youth camp sponsored by the left-leaning Norwegian Labor Party. After gathering the attendees into a group, explaining that he was there to tell them about the bomb, Breivik reportedly began shooting, killing at least 68 people there.
    
==Charges and investigation==
 
==Charges and investigation==
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Breivik has been charged with acts of terrorism. While appearing before a judge on July 25, 2011, Breivik admitted to the acts but pleaded not guilty to the charge of terrorism,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/world/europe/26oslo.html?_r=1&hp Norway Suspect Denies Guilt and Suggests He Did Not Act Alone]</ref> as he believes he was acting in preemptive self-defense <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/24/us-norway-manifesto-idUSTRE76N0X820110724 ''Norway's mass killer pursuing anti-Islam crusade''], Reuters, Sun Jul 24, 2011</ref> Breivik  will be kept in custody for eight weeks, the first four weeks being spent in solitary confinement with no visitors, letters or access to media.
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Breivik has been charged with acts of terrorism. While appearing before a judge on July 25, 2011, Breivik admitted to the acts but pleaded not guilty to the charge of terrorism,<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/world/europe/26oslo.html?_r=1&hp Norway Suspect Denies Guilt and Suggests He Did Not Act Alone]</ref> as he believes he was acting in pre-emptive self-defense <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/24/us-norway-manifesto-idUSTRE76N0X820110724 ''Norway's mass killer pursuing anti-Islam crusade''], Reuters, Sun Jul 24, 2011</ref> Breivik  will be kept in custody for eight weeks, the first four weeks being spent in solitary confinement with no visitors, letters or access to media.
    
The 32-year-old murderer also said his bombing of government buildings in Oslo and shootings at the summer camp on Utoya island for Labour's youth wing was aimed at deterring future recruitment to the Labour party, which he blames for "mass imports of Muslims," which he accuses of engaging in "demographic warfare." <ref>http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16036733</ref>  
 
The 32-year-old murderer also said his bombing of government buildings in Oslo and shootings at the summer camp on Utoya island for Labour's youth wing was aimed at deterring future recruitment to the Labour party, which he blames for "mass imports of Muslims," which he accuses of engaging in "demographic warfare." <ref>http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16036733</ref>  
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