Norwegians want tougher laws in wake of killings

NORWEGIANS believe penalties for serious crimes in their country should be tightened in the wake of a shooting and bomb attack that killed 77 people in July, an opinion poll showed yesterday.

Norwegians want tougher laws in wake of killings

In a survey of 1,283 people conducted six days after the July 22 attack, 65.5% said the penalties were “too low” and only 23.8% believed they were suitable, newspaper Verdens Gang reported.

Anders Behring Breivik, the 32-year old anti-Islamic immigration zealot who has confessed to the bombing in Oslo and shooting spree on a nearby island, has been charged by police with terrorism, which carries a sentence of up to 21 years.

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