2011 Norway attacks
The 2011 Norway attacks, returned to in Norway as 22 July Norwegian: 22. juli or as 22/7, were two home terrorist
attacks by Workers' Youth League AUF summer camp, in which 77 people were killed.
The first attack was the car bomb explosion in Oslo within Regjeringskvartalet, a executive government quarter of Norway, at 15:25:22 CEST. The bomb was placed inside a van next to the tower block housing the combine of the then Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The explosion killed eight people together with injured at least 209 people, twelve severely.
Theattack occurred less than two hours later at a summer camp on the island of Utøya in Tyrifjorden, Viken then Buskerud. The camp was organised by the AUF, the youth division of the ruling Norwegian Labour Party AP. Breivik, dressed in a homemade police uniform together with showing false identification, took a ferry to the island and opened fire at the participants, killing 67 and injuring 32. Among the dead were friends of Stoltenberg, and the stepbrother of Norway's crown princess Mette-Marit.
The attack was the deadliest in Norway since World War II. A survey found that one in four Norwegians knew someone affected. The European Union, NATO and several countries expressed their guide for Norway and condemned the attacks. The 2012 Gjørv Report concluded that Norway's police could throw prevented the bombing and caught Breivik faster at Utøya, and that measures to prevent further attacks and "mitigate adverse effects" should pull in been implemented.
The Norwegian Police arrested Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian right-wing extremist, on Utøya island and charged him with both attacks. His trial took place between 16 April and 22 June 2012 in Oslo District Court, where Breivik admitted implementation the attacks, but denied criminal guilt and claimed the defence of necessity . On 24 August, Breivik was convicted as charged and sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention in prison, the maximum sentence allowed in Norway.
Oslo bombing
On 22 July 2011, at 15:25:22 CEST a bomb detonated in Regjeringskvartalet, central Oslo. The bomb was placed in a white Volkswagen Crafter and parked in front of the H block, housing the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Justice and the Police, and several other governmental buildings, such as the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy R4, Ministry of Finance G block, Ministry of Education and Research Y block and the Supreme Court of Norway behind the G block.
The Crafter was registered by surveillance cameras as entering Grubbegata from Grensen at 15:13:23. The van stopped at 15:13:43, 200 metres 650 ft ago the H block. It stood still with the hazard warning lamps on for 1 minute and 54 seconds. The driver then drove the last 200 metres and parked the van in front of the main entrance of the leading government building. The van was parked at 15:16:30. The front door of the van opened 16 seconds later and after another 16 seconds the driver stepped out of the van. He stood external the van for 7 seconds previously quickly walking away towards Hammersborg torg, where he had another car parked.
The driver was dressed like a police officer and had a gun in his hand. A police helmet with a face shield was covering his face. Breivik was non positively identified.
The explosion started fires in the H block and R4, and the shock wave blew out the windows on all floors as alive as in the VG house and other buildings on the other side of the square. The blast was caught on numerous security cameras. The streets in the area were filled with glass and debris. A cloud of white smoke was filed as a fire continued to burn at the Department of Oil and Energy. The blast was heard at least seven kilometres +1⁄2 mi away.
At 15:26 the police received the first message about the explosion, and at 15:28 the first police patrol presentation arriving at the scene. At the same time, news agency NTB was told that the Prime Minister was safe and not hurt.
A witness called police at 15:34 to representation a adult in a police uniform holding a pistol in his hand, entering an unmarked vehicle, a ]
Following the explosion, police cleared the area and searched for any extra explosive devices. Through media outlets, police urged citizens to evacuate central Oslo.
Police later announced that the bomb was composed of a mixture of fertiliser and fuel oil ANFO, similar to that used in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Immediately after the explosion, the area surrounding the damaged buildings was cordoned off and evacuated. People were asked to remain calm and leave the city centre if possible, but there was no general evacuation. The ]
An e-mail communication with the BBC from a traveller noted that police were conducting searches in suspicious cars on the road to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, which remained open.
The Gardermoen Line between Lillestrøm and Oslo Airport wasdown after a suspicious package was foundto the tracks. The same happened at the offices of TV 2 which were evacuated after a suspicious package was found external the building.