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| | == Attacks == | | == Attacks == |
| | === Oslo bombing === | | === Oslo bombing === |
| − | At approximately 15:26 local time on Friday, July 22, 2011, a car bomb detonated in the political center of Oslo. Eight people were killed, and the offices of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg were damaged, along with several other government buildings. Additional undetonated explosives were also located in the area, police confirmed the next day. The explosives were believed to be comprised of fertilizer and fuel, similar to the bomb used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.<ref name="bbc timeline">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14260297 Timeline of attacks]</ref> | + | At approximately 15:26 local time on Friday, July 22, 2011, a car bomb detonated in the political center of Oslo. Eight people were killed, and the offices of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg were damaged, along with several other government buildings. Additional undetonated explosives were also located in the area, police confirmed the next day. The explosives were believed to be comprised of fertilizer and fuel, similar to the bomb used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.<ref name="bbc timeline">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14260297 Timeline of attacks]</ref> Norwegian police later revealed that Breivik planned to attack the royal palace and the Labour Party’s headquarters in central Oslo as well as other locations that would “hit the government.” <ref>http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/07/30/breivik-planned-palace-attack/#</ref> |
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| | === Shooting spree on the island of Utoya === | | === Shooting spree on the island of Utoya === |
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| | When the police reached the gunman, they found him standing with his hands up, and his guns several yards away on the ground.<ref name="bbc timeline"/> He didn't resist arrest, and according to police, still had a significant amount of ammunition remaining.<ref name="bbc timeline"/> | | When the police reached the gunman, they found him standing with his hands up, and his guns several yards away on the ground.<ref name="bbc timeline"/> He didn't resist arrest, and according to police, still had a significant amount of ammunition remaining.<ref name="bbc timeline"/> |
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| − | Sixty-eight people, mostly teenagers, were killed in the shooting spree, with scores of others injured. Hospital officials reported Breivik used dum-dum bullets, which are designed to cause severe internal damage because they disintegrate within the body.<ref name="bbc timeline"/> | + | Sixty-eight people, mostly teenagers, were killed in the shooting spree, with scores of others injured. Hospital officials reported Breivik used dum-dum bullets, which are designed to cause severe internal damage because they disintegrate within the body.<ref name="bbc timeline"/> |
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| | ==Charges and investigation== | | ==Charges and investigation== |