Named: The blond Norwegian, 32, arrested over 'holiday island massacre' and linked to Oslo bomb blas [View All]

Source: Daily Mail

The 32-year-old Norwegian man arrested for gunning down children on the holiday island of Utoya has been named locally as Anders Behring Breivik.

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It is not yet known what his motives were - whether he has been radicalised and was part of a militant Muslim group waging Jihad or was alternatively trying to further a home-grown political cause.

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BBC's Newsnight security correspondent Gordon Corera said a youth rally was not a usual type of target for an Islamist terrorist.

He added that this was a factor that suggested the attacks may have been carried out by someone with a national agenda.
But he also pointed out that the car bombing in Oslo would have been 'a lot for someone working alone to achieve'.











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