Germany: Extremism probe for driver who caused 13 crashes
BERLIN — (AP) — Berlin police said on Friday that they are investigating whether Polish man a detained in connection with more than a dozen traffic accidents in the German capital had extremist motives in causing the crashes. Police said witnesses reported seeing the driver of a Peugeot van crash into least 13 vehicles in the German capital Thursday and run several red lights. Officers were able to stop the 32-year-old driver in neighboring Brandenburg state. Police said the man, who wasn't named for privacy reasons, made references to Norwegian right-wing extremist Anders Breivik after he was detained. reported that the driver of the van claimed to have taken drugs and referred to himself as a “Knight Templar.”Berlin police said the case has been referred to a unit that investigates extremism crimes.
wftv.comNorway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack
Norway Attack Anniversary People lay roses outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Events were held around the country, including a service in Oslo Cathedral that ended with the first peal of bells. Thousands of people gathered in the streets outside to mourn the 77 victims. Solberg said it hurt to think back “on that dark July day” and added: “We must not leave hate unchallenged." “The terror attack on the 22nd of July was an attack on our democracy,” Solberg, Norway’s prime minister since 2013, said.
wftv.comNorway mourns 77 dead a decade after extremist attack
At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix via AP, File) (Terje Bendiksby)OSLO, Norway — (AP) — Commemorations have begun Thursday to mark 10 years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. Events will take place around the country Thursday, including a service in Oslo Cathedral that will end with bells ringing in churches throughout Norway. Around the country, people listened as emotional survivors read aloud the names of the 77 victims at a memorial event that was broadcast on television. He will be joined by past and present prime ministers and leaders of the Labor Party youth.
wftv.comNorway mosque attack trial wraps up, verdict next week
Philip Manshaus, 22, is accused of first killing his 17-year-old stepsister by shooting her with a hunting rifle at their home in the Oslo suburb of Baerum on Aug. 10. Authorities say Manshaus then drove to a nearby mosque where three men were preparing for Eid al-Adha celebrations. One person was slightly injured when they jumped on Manshaus inside the mosque. Manshaus, who in court expressed regrets of not having caused more damage, has proven to be an extremely dangerous person," Oeverberg said. Breivik is serving a 21-year prison sentence for carrying out a terror attack.
Norway arrests US white supremacist ahead of far-right conference
Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile American white supremacist, hours before he was due to give a speech at a far-right conference in Oslo on Saturday. (INTS Kalnins/Reuters)(CNN) - Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile American white supremacist, hours before he was due to give a speech at a far-right conference in Oslo on Saturday. The detained American, Greg Johnson, is editor-in-chief of the white nationalist Counter-Currents Publishing group. "I have always consistently condemned violence and terrorism," Johnson wrote on the Counter Currents Publishing site. Norway has been the target of several far-right terror attacks in recent years.