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Norway mourns 77 dead on 10th anniversary of terror attack

Commemorations are to begin marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter

Via AP news wire
Thursday 22 July 2021 01:47 EDT
Norway Attack Memorials
Norway Attack Memorials (2011 AP)

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Commemorations will begin Thursday marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter.

On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing.

Events will take place around the country, including a service in Oslo Cathedral that will end with bells ringing in churches throughout Norway.

King Harald is expected to speak during a commemoration in Oslo. He will be joined by past and present prime ministers and leaders of the Labor Party youth. Events will also take place on Utoya.

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