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'''Anders Behring Breivik''' is a ] citizen and the suspected perpetrator of the ], although as of 23 July 2011, it was not yet known if he acted alone.<ref>{{cite news | location = NO | url= http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/innenriks/anders-32-i-oslo-ble-paagrepet-etter-bombe-og-massedrap-3544629.html |title=Anders Behring Breivik (32) i Oslo ble pågrepet etter bombe og massedrap | publisher= ] | date = | accessdate = 22 July 2011 |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name=named-suspect>{{cite news | location = UK | title=Norwegian massacre gunman was a right-wing extremist who hated Muslims |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017851/Named-The-blond-Norwegian-32-arrested-holiday-island-massacre-linked-Oslo-bomb-blasts.html | accessdate= 22 July 2011 | newspaper= Daily Mail | date= 22 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="VG-perp">{{cite news |url= http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10080610 | title = Pågrepet 32-åring kalte seg selv nasjonalistisk |work=] |date= | accessdate = 22 July 2011 | language= Norwegian}}</ref>

==Attacks==
On 22 July 2011, he allegedly approached a ] youth camp on ] island, posing as a police officer, and then opened fire on the adolescents present, reportedly killing at least 85.<ref name = extremist>{{cite news| url = http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/07/christian-fundamentalist-charged-death-toll-norway-soars-past-90/40321/ | title= Profile: The Christian Extremist Suspect in Norway's Massacre|author=Ujala Sehgal |work=The Atlantic|date=July 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Police: At least 80 killed in Norwegian youth camp shooting| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14259356| publisher = BBC | location = UK | newspaper = News| date = 23 July 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/world/europe/23oslo.html |title=At Least 80 Are Dead in Norway Shooting|last= Goodman | first = J. David|date=23 July 2011|work=The New York Times|accessdate=23 July 2011}}</ref>

According to Reuters and the BBC, deputy police chief ] described the suspect as a "]".<ref name = "Reuters">{{cite news| date = 2011-7-23 | url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/23/us-norway-killings-police-idUSTRE76M0SF20110723 | title= Norway police say 84 killed in Utoeya shooting|date= 23 July 2011| work = Reuters| accessdate = 23 July 2011}}</ref><ref name = "BBC">{{cite news | newspaper = News | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14259356 | title= Scores killed in Norway attack | date =23 July 2011| publisher = BBC | location = UK | accessdate=23 July 2011}}</ref> He was also reportedly a former member of the ].<ref name = "doc">{{cite web | publisher = Reuters | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/23/us-norway-killer-idUSTRE76M1P420110723 | title = Norway killer attacked multicuturalism, Islam online}}</ref> According to the newspaper '']'', he has no previous history with the police, apart from traffic violations.<ref name= "VG-perp" /> According to the same source, Breivik has a ], a rifle and a shotgun registered to his name. Breivik moved in late June or early July to the rural small town of ] in ], ] county, about 140 km (86 miles) northeast of Oslo,<ref name="VG-perp"/> where he operated a farming ] under the name "Breivik Geofarm".<ref>{{cite web| location = NO | url=http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=994089269 |title= Brønnøysundregistrene - Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret |work= Brønnøysund Business Register|publisher= Ministry of Trade and Industry|date= 2009-05-18 | accessdate = 22 July 2011|language= Norwegian}}</ref> According to ], a farming supplier had sold to Breivik's company six tonnes of fertilizer in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/23/us-norway-blast-fertiliser-idUSTRE76M16820110723| title= Oslo bomb suspect bought 6 tonnes fertiliser: supplier|date= 23 July 2011| publisher = Reuters | accessdate= 23 July 2011}}</ref> Fertilizer can be used to produce ].<ref name="VG-perp"/>

==Beliefs==
===Politics===
Breivik studied at the ], and is described by newspaper '']'' as considering himself a nationalist.<ref name = "VG-perp" /> He is also a former member of the ] (FrP) and its youth wing ]. 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.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrorsiktede-var-tidligere-medlem-av-fremskrittspartiet-3544743.html| title = Terrorsiktede var tidligere medlem av Fremskrittspartiet|last= Fondenes| first= Eivind| coauthors= Kathleen Buer| date= 23 July 2011| publisher = TV 2 | location = NO | work = Nyhetene| language = Norwegian| accessdate= 23 July 2011}}</ref>

===Influences===
He identified himself in a multitude of ] services as an admirer of, among others, ],<ref name= "elmundo">{{cite news| location = ES | url = http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/07/23/internacional/1311378740.html | title = El presunto autor, un noruego nacionalista vinculado a la extrema derecha| last = Poza| first = Pedro | date = 23 July 2011 | work = El Mundo| language = Spanish| accessdate = 23 July 2011}}</ref> ],<ref name = "elmundo" /> and Dutch politician ], whose political party he described as "the only true party for conservatives".<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/10756/Bloedbad-Oslo/article/detail/1296088/2011/07/23/Dader-bloedbad-bewondert-Geert-Wilders.dhtml| title = Dader bloedbad bewondert Geert Wildersq |date=23 July 2011| publisher = HLN | location = BE | work = News| language= Dutch|accessdate= 23 July 2011}}</ref> Breivik has also identified himself as "pro-gay and pro-Israel".<ref>{{citation | url = http://ekstrabladet.dk/minsag/article1590881.ece | publisher = Ekstrabladet | place = DK | language = Danish}}.</ref> He was a visitor to websites such as ] and ].<ref>, Rob Esham. Jewish Journal. July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011</ref> On ] he paraphrased philosopher ], "One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100000 who have only interests".<ref name= "VG-perp" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ostlendingen.no/nyheter/utoya-skytteren-flyttet-nylig-til-hedmark-1.6379846| title = Utøya-skytteren flyttet nylig til Hedmark|publisher= Ostlendingen | location = NO |date= | accessdate=23 July 2011|language= Norwegian}}</ref> He is a confirmed ]<ref>, Johan Ahlander. Victoria Klesty. Reuters. July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011</ref> a member of St. John's Lodge in Oslo.<ref> {{no}}</ref>

===Ideas===
He is reported to have written many posts on the website ],<ref name=NRK>{{cite web|url= http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7723548 | language = NO | title = 32-åringen skal tilhøre høyreekstremt miljø - Norge | publisher = NRK | work Nyheter | location = NO | date= 2010-01-27 | accessdate = 23 July 2011}}</ref> described as "] and ]-friendly".<ref>{{cite news| title= Dynamittgubben|language= Norwegian|work= ], A-magasinet | date = 20 February 2009| location = NO | accessdate = 31 October 2010}}</ref> He also attended meetings of "Documents venner" (Friends of Document), affiliated with the website.<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/--Som-en-liten-gutt-2542176.html | publisher = BT | place = NO | language = Norwegian}}.</ref> '']'' writes that Breivik sought to start a Norwegian version of the ] in cooperation with the owners of ], but that they, after expressing initial interest, ultimately turned down his proposal because he did not have the contacts he promised.<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article2188184.ece | publisher = DN | location = NO}}.</ref>

Due to the media attention on his internet activity following the 2011 attacks, ] compiled a complete list of comments made by Breivik on its website between September 2009 and June 2010.<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.document.no/anders-behring-breivik/ | last = Breivik | title = Comments | publisher = Document | location = NO | language = Norwegian}}.</ref><ref>{{citation | url =
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.document.no%2Fanders-behring-breivik%2F | last = Breivik | title = Comments | publisher = Document | location = NO | language = English, Web translation}}.</ref>
<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.scribd.com/doc/60705175/Anders-Breivik-From-Document-No | last = Breivik | title = Comments | publisher = Document | location = US | language = English, web translation}}.</ref>

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