We could have been faster arresting Breivik, admits Norway police director

Norwegian police have admitted for the first time that they could have responded faster to the youth camp shooting massacre that left 69 people dead in July.

We could have been faster arresting Breivik, admits Norway police director

Norwegian police have admitted for the first time that they could have responded faster to the youth camp shooting massacre that left 69 people dead in July.

Officials said the response was slowed by flaws in communication systems and other mishaps, including the breakdown of an overloaded boat that was carrying a SWAT team to the scene of the shooting on Utoya island.

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