The Norwegian man who killed 77 people in mass murder spree last summer has been ruled legally sane and will be sent to prison, instead of psychiatric care.
In what must have been the oddest day of a long and painful trial, attorneys for Norwegian mass murderer Andres Breivik called anti-Muslim extremists to the stand to testify in their client's defense.
Add Al Qaeda, Timothy McVeigh, and the Internet to the list of factors Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik cites as influences in his bombing and shooting rampage.
The trial of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik got underway in Oslo today, with the defendant admitting that he killed 77 people last July, but that he was acting in self-defense and doesn't recognize the authority of the court anyway.
Government cameras captured Breivik in police garb
Breivik said he was ready to surrender after 'fulfilling his operation'
Breivik shows "no remorse" as he reenact his tragedy for police
Norway suspect issues two lists of demands in exchange for cooperation.
Couple eating lunch rushed into water to save fleeing kids
It turns out 'Dogville' is one of Anders Behring Breivik's favorite films
The combined attack was merely "Plan B"
Norway's Halden prison focuses on rehabilitation
Norwegians appear to have largely bypassed bloodlust and vengeance
On facial recognition, the big economic picture, Norway's children, and more
Investigators suspect Anders Breivik used fertilizer to make his bombs
Anders Breivik could be sent to a prison with climbing walls and flatscreen TVs
Anders Behring Breivik's idols ranged from Vladimir Putin to Geert Wilders
Counters earlier claim that he acted alone in bombing and shooting Friday
At least 100,000 have gathered in response to Friday's attacks
Police reduced the death toll number to 76 after missing persons reports
Judge denies Breivik a public hearing in which he can wear a uniform
Breivik to "explain" actions to court in first appearance Monday
The massacre in Norway occurs amid a nationalist revival across the continent
Breivik supposedly uploaded a YouTube video hours before
Why were so many so quick to report Al Qaeda Involvement?
Right-wing fundamentalist has been charged as the death toll soars past 90
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