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Anders Behring Breivik is a Norwegian citizen and the suspected perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, although it is not yet known if he acted alone. On 22 July 2011, he allegedly approached a Labour Party youth camp on Utøya island, posing as a police officer, and then opened fire on the adolescents present, reportedly killing at least 85. He has also been linked with the bomb blasts which had taken place approximately two hours earlier in Oslo. He was arrested on Utøya, and is currently in police custody. Following his apprehension, Breivik was characterized by officials as being a right-wing extremist.

According to Reuters and the BBC, deputy police chief Roger Andresen described the suspect as a "Christian fundamentalist". He was also reportedly a former member of the Progress Party. According to the newspaper Verdens Gang, he has no previous history with the police, apart from traffic violations. According to the same source, Breivik has a Glock pistol, a rifle and a shotgun registered to his name. Breivik moved in late June or early July to the rural small town of Rena in Åmot, Hedmark county, about 140 km (86 miles) northeast of Oslo, where he operated a farming sole proprietorship under the name "Breivik Geofarm". According to Reuters, a farming supplier had sold to Breivik's company six tonnes of fertilizer in May. Fertilizer can be used to produce fertilizer explosives.

Ideas and politics

Breivik studied at the Oslo Commerce School, and is described by newspaper Verdens Gang as considering himself a nationalist. He is also a former member of the Progress Party (FrP) and its youth wing FpU. According to the current FpU leader Ove Vanebo, Breivik was active early in the 2000s, but he left the party in 2007 as his viewpoints became more extreme. He identified himself in a multitude of social media services as an admirer of, among others, Winston Churchill, Max Manus, and Dutch politician Geert Wilders, whose political party he described as "the only true party for conservatives". Breivik has also identified himself as "pro-gay and pro-Israel". On Twitter he paraphrased philosopher John Stuart Mill, "One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100000 who have only interests".

He is reported to have written many posts on the website document.no, described as "Islam-critical and Israel-friendly". He also attended meetings of "Documents venner" (Friends of Document), affiliated with the website. Dagens Næringsliv writes that Breivik sought to start a Norwegian version of the Tea Party movement in cooperation with the owners of document.no, but that they, after expressing initial interest, ultimately turned down his proposal because he did not have the contacts he promised.

Due to the media attention on his internet activity following the 2011 attacks, document.no compiled a complete list of comments made by Breivik on its website between September 2009 and June 2010.

References

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