Norway on edge amid Oslo station security alert

JITTERY Norwegians tried to restore some normality to their lives after mass killings by a far-right zealot traumatised the nation, but a security alert forced the evacuation of Oslo station, keeping nerves on edge.

Norway’s domestic intelligence chief said she believed Anders Behring Breivik had acted alone in killing 76 people in a bomb attack and shooting spree, and contested an assertion by the killer’s lawyer that his client was probably insane.

Oslo’s central station was evacuated after a suspicious suitcase was found on a bus, and all train and bus services were halted. Police cars, fire trucks and ambulances ringed the station, but police said later the suitcase was harmless.