Terror trial of anti-Muslim killer begins in Norway

The terror trial against an anti-Muslim fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway starts today amid worries that he will use the proceedings to showcase his radical views.

Terror trial of anti-Muslim killer begins in Norway

After opening statements, Anders Behring Breivik is set to testify for five days, explaining why he set off a bomb in downtown Oslo, killing eight, and then shot to death 69 people, mostly teenagers, at a Labour Party youth camp on Utoya island, outside Oslo.

Since Breivik has confessed to the July 22 attacks — claiming they were necessary to protect Norway from being taken over by Muslims — the key issue that remains unresolved is his mental health.

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