Norwegian terror suspect identified, death toll at 80

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Norwegian terror suspect identified, death toll at 80

Right after two bombs rocked Oslo yesterday, many people initially thought it might have been the work of an extremist Muslim terrorist organization. But the best that police can figure at this point is that it might have been the work of only one man, a 32 year old native Norwegian named Anders Behring Breivik.

Neighbors tell Dagbladet that they have seen the 32-year-old in what looked like a military uniform several times. … Late last night, he was still being questioned. It was not known what might have been the motive behind the attacks. “We have not formulated a basis for charges so far. We will formulate a charge during the night when we see what comes out of the interrogation,” said prosecutor Trine Dingelan to Dagbladet at 1 a.m.

Behring Breivik for a time lived in the same street as a number of prominent white politicians on the west side of Oslo. In spring 2009 he established a sole proprietorship in Hedmark with the purpose to cultivate various vegetables and fruit products. Investigators were examining whether the company could have had access to ingredients for explosives. He has tried to establish a number of companies in recent years, but they all have been dissolved. One of the companies pursued the development of sales services on the Internet, while another imported goods from abroad.

Right now, police aren’t sure to what extent, if at all Breivik may have had other assistance in getting the bomb material and planning the attack. Authorities did say that he is self-identified as siding himself with far right-wing politics. He apparently had quite an internet presence, where he fiercely railed against immigration and multiculturalism in Norway.