Helen Davidson, Alex Marceau, Andrew Ramadge
July 23, 2011 7:44PM
From new.com.au:
ISLAND DEATH TOLL RISES MAN HELD
LIVE COVERAGE At least 91 people are dead in Norway following twin attacks. Police say the suspected gunman, a self-proclaimed Christian fundamentalist, was "cooperating" and "wants to explain himself".
AT least 91 people have been killed in two terror attacks in Norway - a bomb attack in Oslo and a mass shooting at a youth camp nearby. Refresh this page for live updates.
Gunman dressed as police officer opens fire at youth camp
Earlier, bomb detonated outside PM's office in nearby Oslo
DFAT says there are no reports of Australian hurt in attacks
Concerned Australians can contact DFAT on 1300 555 135
GRAPHIC WARNING - pictures of Norway terror attacks
9.20pm Anders Behring Breivik bought six tonnes of fertiliser in May, Oddny Estenstad a spokeswoman for a farm inputs cooperative told AFP.
"We sold him six tonnes of fertiliser, which is a relatively standard order," - Oddny Estenstad
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8.33pm An eerie photo has emerged from the Norwegian island of Utoya where a gunman opened fire killing at a youth camp killing at least 84 people. In the photo a man believed to be the shooter Anders Behring Breivik can be seen walking near bodies in the water.
7.40pm Here's what we know about the attacks so far:
Seven of the victims were killed in a massive explosion which ripped through government buildings, including Stoltenberg's office and the finance ministry, in downtown Oslo.
But it is thought that the bomber then caught a ferry to nearby Utoeya wearing a police uniform.
According to witness testimony, he claimed to be investigating the bomb attack and began opening fire with an automatic weapon after beckoning youngsters towards him.
Witnesses described scenes of panic and horror among the 560 people attending the youth camp. Some who tried to swim to safety were even shot in the water, according to witnesses.
Among the wounded was Adrian Pracon, who was shot in the left shoulder as the gunman opened fire. Speaking to the ABC from hospital, he said the scene on the island was like a "Nazi movie".
"He was shooting people at close range and starting to shoot at us. He stood first 10 metres from me and shooting at people in the water," he said.
"He had an M16; it did look like a machinegun. When I saw him from the side yelling that he was about to kill us, he looked like he was taken from a Nazi movie or something.
"He started shooting at these people, so I laid down and acted as if I was dead. He stood maybe two metres away from me. I could hear him breathing. I could feel the heat of the machinegun.
"He tried everyone, he kicked them to see if they were alive, or he just shot them.
Source: Agence-France Presse
7.08pm Suspected gunman may have driven for half-an-hour before massacre.
6.08pm Norway's Prime Minister said he had visited hospital staff tending to the injured in Oslo, and he would later travel to Utoya to meet those affected by the tragedy.
5.45pm Norwegian police said today that the suspect in the twin attacks that left at least 91 dead was "cooperating" with investigators and "wants to explain himself". They added that the man is a Christian fundamentalist.
5.21pm At least 84 people were killed in a shooting spree on the Norwegian island of Utoya, police said today. Police also confirmed that seven people were killed in the bomb attack on the capital Oslo, taking the death toll from the twin attacks to 91. Investigators say the toll could rise further as they continued to search for more bodies in the water around the island. [source: newscore]
Police guard the entrance of the address of the man identified by Norwegian police as the gunman and alleged bomber behind the attack on government buildings and the Labour party youth camp in Oslo. Picture: AFP
5.01pm Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says youth paradise of Utoya Island has been turned into hell, but Justice Minister says no reason to raise Norway's threat level from 'low' so far. [source: Sky]
4.53pm The 32-year-old suspected of massacring at least 80 young people at a summer camp and setting off a bomb in downtown Oslo that killed at least seven is a mystery to investigators: a right-winger with anti-Muslim views but no known links to hardcore extremists.
"He just came out of nowhere," a police official told The Associated Press.
Read more on the gunman's background here.
3.32pm SUMMARY AT least 87 people have been killed in Norway after two horrific attacks which police believe were carried out by the same man.
In the first attack, a bomb was detonated outside Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office in the capital of Oslo. The explosion killed seven people.
The bomb attack was followed by one of the worst mass shootings in history. A gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire on attendees of a youth camp on nearby Uteoya Island, killing at least 80 people.
Police arrested a 32-year-old man at the scene of the massacre and believe he is responsible for both attacks. Norwegian media named the man as Anders Behring Breivik.
3.03pm Al-Jazeera has spoken to survivors of the massacre, who described the feeling of terror when they realised what was going on.
"But then people started to realise that others had been shot. They jumped out the windows and we all ran in different directions. We were all petrified. Most people ran down the water and hid behind the cliffs.
"He looked like a policeman and tried to show that he was going to help us and he tried to lure us over. Then he had a gun and started shooting at us."
2.49pm This Google Map shows where we believe Uteoya Island to be:
2.33pm Here is a photo of 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, the suspected shooter, from Facebook.
2.26pm The alleged shooter Anders Behring Breivik, who is now in custody, appears to have a Twitter account. There is only one update, from July 18:
@AndersBBreivikOne person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests.
1.58pm The below photo shows a police SWAT team arriving on Utoeya Island as people hide near the water after a gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire at a camp organised by the Norwegian Labour Youth League.
This photo shows injured victims being brought ashore after the shooting. Utoeya Island is in the distance.
Here are two photos taken just one day earlier, showing Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr arriving at the camp.
Pictures: AFP
12.52pm Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said Australians would be appalled by the "brutal and shocking attacks on the people of Oslo". He added: "Norway is a good friend of Australia and the Coalition will give its full support for any assistance offered by the Federal Government."
12.20pm URGENT Police say at least 80 people have been killed in the shooting spree at the youth camp of Norway's Labour Party, AP reports. Police director Oystein Maeland said they had discovered many more victims after initially reporting the death toll at 10. Mr Maeland couldn't say how many people were injured in the shooting.
12.10pm In pictures - WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Norway rocked by twin attacks
11.50am DFAT has updated their travel advice for Norway. DFAT is now advising Australians in Oslo to "monitor the media and follow the advice of local authorities." According to the advice, Norwegian Police have "increased security around the affected area" and are urging people to "stay at home and to avoid crowds and the city centre".
11.45am Norwegian police confirm 17 deaths in the attacks but say they expect the death toll to rise at the youth camp where a gunman opened fire.
11.40am Norway's national broadcaster NRK has named the suspect in the Oslo bombing and youth camp shooting spree as Anders Behring Breivik. NRK and other Norwegian media also posted pictures of the blond and blue-eyed Norwegian. NRK says police searched the 32-year-old's apartment in Oslo overnight.
11.30am A police official has told AP the 32-year-old ethnic Norwegian suspect arrested at the camp on Utoeya Island appears to have acted alone in both attacks, and that "it seems this is not linked to any international terrorist organisations at all."
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because that information had not been officially released by Norway's police. The official said the attack "is probably more Norway's Oklahoma City than it is Norway's World Trade Centre." He said:
"It seems it's not Islamic-terror related. This seems like a madman's work"
11.00am A 15-year-old camper named Elise, who witnessed the shootings on Utoeya Island, described her terrifying ordeal to AP. She said she hid behind the same rock that the killer was standing on:
"I could hear his breathing from the top of the rock... I saw many dead people. He first shot people on the island. Afterward he started shooting people in the water."
9.30am DFAT's travel advisory for Norway - last updated on June 14 - remains unchanged. The advisory urges Australians to "be alert to your own security".
9.20am Australians concerned for the welfare of family and friends in Norway are being advised to attempt to contact them directly in a first instance. The DFAT 24-hour consular emergency Centre number is also available on 1300555135.
9.00am Sveinung Sponheim, acting commissioner for Oslo police, says the suspect arrested on the island is a 32-year-old man who has Norwegian nationality and is of "Norwegian origin". He said investigators "don't know anything" about the suspect's motives, but believe he also played a role in the bomb attack in central Oslo. They do not know if he acted alone.
8.50am Police warn the death toll is likely to rise from 17 people.
8.40am No reports of any Australians injured in the twin attacks.
8.20am Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says it's too early to speculate on who was behind the attacks but insists they will not intimidate one of Europe's most peaceful countries:
"People have lived through a nightmare that very few of us can imagine. The coming days will show who is responsible and what kind of punishment they will get.
"Norway is a tight-knit small country and when this kind of catastrophe hits us this strengthens our country and that is something that will help us through this difficult time.
"The message to whoever attacked us, the message from all of Norway is that you will not destroy us, you will not destroy our democracy and our ideals for a better world."
7.55am Prime Minister Julia Gillard has condemned the "brutal and shocking" twin shooting and bomb attacks in Norway. Ms Gillard said Norway was a good friend and partner of Australia and that "Australia stands ready to assist in any way we can".
7.40am Norway's Justice Minister Knut Storberget says the suspect held over the shooting is a Norwegian, but refuses to release further details about the suspect.
7.10am "We do not wish to confirm or deny any reports of groups taking responsibility for the attacks. We don't want to make the situation seem more serious than it is," Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has said, according to the BBC News.
"(Our priority now is to) comfort and care for people who have lived through a nightmare which very few of us can imagine" - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
7.00am Oslo's mayor Fabian Stang said the capital was struggling to come to terms with the idea that it had joined the list of cities targetted by bombers:
"I do not think it is possible for us to understand what has happened today but hopefully we will be able to go on and that tomorrow Oslo will be a peaceful city again."
6.50am Death toll update: Local media reports are saying 10 people were killed in the shooting, with a further seven wounded. Meanwhile, police have confirmed seven people were killed in the bomb attack, two were seriously injured and several dozen wounded.
6.05am Speculation is rife as to who is responsible for the attacks. Theories range from hardline right wing groups, anarchists and Islamic militant jihadists.
Again, an earlier report about group 'Helpers of Islamic Jihad' claiming responsibility is wrong. The claim was a hoax.
6.01am Disturbing details are emerging about the shooting on Utoeya Island. The gunman, who was dressed in police uniform, reportedly walked into the camp and introduced himself as a police officer.
A witness on the island told VG Vett newspaper: “He said it was a routine check in connection with the terror attack in Oslo," before firing indiscriminately on the crowd.
The majority of youths at the camp -organised by the ruling Labour Party - are aged 15 and 16. Many tried to swim to the mainland in panic. A witness told NKR television he saw at least 20 bodies in the water.
5.53am BBC News reports the Norwegian Police are putting the current death toll from the Utoeya Island shooting at "at least nine".
5.37am 'Several dozen' injured in the bomb blast, latest reports say.
5.20am A journalist with VG newspaper, whose offices were also badly damaged in the blast, tweeted this about the site of the shooting, Utoeya Island.
@rtegeAmbulances on docks close to lake surrounding Utøya. Paramedics still working to save lives/treat injured in front of our eyes #osloexpl
5.14am Earlier media reports that a group called "Helpers of Islamic Jihad" had claimed responsibility for the attacks seem to be wrong.
Analyst Will McCants posted the original claim, made by Abu Sulayman al-Nasir on Arabic jihadi forum 'Shmukh'. He then issued an update, telling news.com.au the original claim was "not real".
Update: Abu Sulayman has now issued a retraction, stating clearly that “Helpers” was not involved in the operation and that his statement was not an official statement. He says those who carried out the attacks “must surely be known to all.”
4.59am “Central Oslo looks more like a battlefield,” Runar Kvernen, a spokesman for the police directorate, told the Washington Post.
He urged residents to “get home and stay inside. “We are not 100 percent sure what we are dealing with here.”
4.41am It's believed between 25 and 30 people were killed by the gunman. An eyewitness has told NKR broadcaster that he saw more than 20 bodies on Utoeya Island.
4.39am US President Barack Obama said the twin terror attacks were a "reminder that the entire international community has a stake in preventing this kind of terror from occurring."
4.37am Jorn Madslien writes on the BBC website:
If the bomb blast in Oslo turns out to be a terror attack, it will mark a 9/11 moment for Norway.
Like the US before the attacks in New York and Washington a decade ago, Norway has never previously been subjected to serious terrorist attacks.
This is not because the country has been particularly good at protecting itself; rather, it is because it has stayed away from international conflict.
Though a long-standing Nato member, Norway has only recently increased its involvement in military missions in countries such as Afghanistan or Libya.
Consequently, its foreign policy has not made the country many enemies, with Norwegian diplomats often citing the country's commercial whaling as the most controversial issue they have to deal with.
Read the rest of his piece here.
4.28am "On behalf of NATO, I condemn in the strongest possible terms the heinous acts of violence in Norway," said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"Our solidarity with Norway remains steadfast. NATO countries stand united in the battle against these acts of violence."
4.22am Emile Bersaas, 19, was attending the youth camp on Utoeya Island. She hid under the desk when she heard shooting. "The people in the next room screamed very loud," she said.
"I waited under the desk for two hours until the police smashed the window and came in."
4.08am Norwegian soldiers have taken up positions around the Oslo city centre.
4.06am Adrian Pracon, a participant at the Labour Party youth event told the Varden paper: "From what I saw, at least four people have been shot and killed." Police have not yet confirmed any deaths from the island shooting.
3.57am A young man, apparently on Utoeya Island earlier tweeted the attack. Below is a rough translation of the tweets.
@kjetilvevle@BjornJarle we are sitting by the water. A man shoots dressed in police uniform. When are the police coming to help us.
@kjetilvevleWe are safe, waiting for the situation
3.55am Police believe the bomb attack and the shooting are connected. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
3.48am Reuters reports Norway police fear there may be explosives at the youth camp.
Police can not confirm anyone has been killed at the Utoeya Island attack.
3.33am Witnesses have told NRK reporters the gunman "had a Norwegian look". He appeared between 185 to 190 cm tall and have blond hair.
3.20am One person has been arrested on Utoya Island. There were reports of people fleeing the attack in panic, swimming to the mainland.
2.59am Sky News reports the gunman is still firing indiscriminately, preventing emergency services from getting on the island.
Anti-terror police officers are on the way.
Between 500 and 700 children and youths are gathered on Utoya island at the youth camp.
2.39am A gunmen dressed as a policeman has opened fire on a Labour Party youth camp just outside of Oslo on Utoya Island and has "hit many" according to Oslo Daily News.
The event was the youth centre's yearly gathering and the Prime Minister had been scheduled to visit the event.
2.28am An Oslo caller to BBC News has said a youth camp run by the Labour Party has been attacked by gunmen, just outside of the city.
2.12am AP reports police have sealed off TV2's offices and are investigating a suspicious package.
There are also widespread reports of shots fired in an attack on a children's summer camp, also in Norway.
There is no further information at this stage and it is not known if the attack is connected to the bombing.
2.10am The official statement from Norwegian police
"There has been one or several powerful explosions in the government district in Oslo. So far, police cannot say anything about the scope of the damage, aside from that there's been one or several explosions."
They have not confirmed the existence of other undiscovered bombs, of which rumours are rife.
2.08am Police are urging people to leave central Oslo, and avoid large gatherings.
The Norwegian PM has confirmed he is safe but will not say where he is.
2.00am The Oslo police chief has told BBC News the police can't confirm if there was a warning sent before the bomb exploded.
Nor can they confirm if the bomb was in a vehicle or the exact casualty figures.
Information is still trickling in.
1.38am There are reports people are still trapped inside the damaged buildings.
A government official has told BBC News that on a normal day "many hundreds of people" would have been in the building, but because of the time of year and because it is Friday, not everyone would have been at work.
1.23am Norwegian police have confirmed the deaths of two people after the powerful bomb blast.
Surrounding the blast are the Prime Minister's office, the Oil and Gas Ministry and the office of Norway's largest tabloid newspaper. Another one kilometre away is the US embassy.
1.16am Swedish reporter Carl Kleberg has tweeted this:
@CFKlebergTTPolice stops reporter of #Norway's Aftenposten: "because there are still two bombs that we don't know where they are." #Oslo
1.14am The Guardian reports Norway police have confirmed the explosion was caused by a bomb. The police have spoken of "deaths and injuries" but only one death is confirmed so far.
1.05am Senior adviser Oivind Ostang told Norwegian TV2: "We can confirm that everybody who was working in the prime minister's office today are safe.
"The only thing I know is that there has been a fire or something approaching a fire in the R4-buildling which houses the oil- and energy office."
1.01am More pictures are being released of the blast.
12.45am Mullah Krekar, founder of the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam, who had terrorism charges filed against him on Tuesday, is accused of threatening the life of a former minister, reports Al Jazeera.
"Norway will pay a heavy price for my death," he said. "If, for example, Erna Solberg deports me and I die as a result, she will suffer the same fate."
It is not clear whether the explosion is an attack or at all related to the threat.
12.38am The explosion occurred near the Norwegian Prime Minister's office and the building of Norway's biggest tabloid newspaper, VG.
Walter Gibbs, a Reuters reporter, says he counted at least eight people injured. A destroyed car is outside one building but the cause of the blast is unknown.
Al Jazeera reports the blast blew out the windows of the building which houses the Prime Minister's office.
Watch video of the aftermath here.
"I see that some windows of the VG building and the government headquarters have been broken. Some people covered with blood are lying in the street," a journalist with public radio NRK said from the scene.
The radio reported that the explosion seemed to happen near the finance ministry, which is near Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office and the VG editorial offices.
Mr Stoltenberg was not believed to have been in his office at the time.
"There is glass everywhere. It is total chaos. The windows of the all the surrounding buildings have been blown out," added NRK journalist Ingunn Andersen.
Photos posted on the NRK website showed shattered glass in front of the devastated facade of the VG building, and soldiers closing off the area and people surrounding someone apparently injured in the blast.
Oslo police were not immediately available for comment.
With AFP
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