Norway Attacks Live Blog

The man who is alleged to have influenced Anders Breivik through anti-Islamic blogs says the mass killing in Norway was 'pure evil'.

Paul Ray, a founding member of the English Defence League has admitted meeting leaders of Europe's far right groups in Malta, where he now lives.
 
Ray gave his first television interview to Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher. To read Alan's blog on his meeting with Ray, click here

Norway's parliament has been holding a memorial service in memory of the 77 victims of last month's massacre. The Prime Minister called on fellow politicians to show restraint as they begin to discuss the issues in coming days.

 

A memorial concert took place at Oslo's main cathedral on Saturday where rescuers and politicians, particularly those from the ruling labour party attended.

Survivors, victims and their bereaved families also have attended the concert that was broadcast on Norwegian television. 

Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Oslo.

Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Oslo on how the Norwegians reflect amid mourning.

Al Jazeera spoke to Runar Kvernen, from the Norwegian National Police Directorate, about the response to the Utoeya Island shooting and whether the police was too slow to react.

Police officer Havard Gasbakk (R) and chief of police Sissel Hammer are seen during a press briefing in Hoenefoss, July 27, 2011.

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Norway's prime minister on Wednesday pledged a security review after a mourning period for at least 76 people killed by a far-right zealot in bombing and shooting attacks that have traumatised the nation.  [image  reuters]

Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports on the latest from Oslo.

Norwegian police detonated on Tuesday night a cache of explosives found at a farm leased by Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 76 people last week.

"Explosives were found at the farm," police prosecutor Trine Dyngeland told Reuters. "The police carried out a controlled detonation of the explosives."

She said no one was hurt in the controlled blast, at Rena, about 160kms north of Oslo. She declined to estimate what quantities were found. Police believe that Breivik made his bomb using fertiliser as a main ingredient. He bought fertiliser under the cover that he was a farmer.

Geir Lippestad, the lawyer for Anders Breivik has said his client appears to be insane.

"This whole case indicated that he is insane," Lippestad told journalists on Tuesday about Breivik, who has claimed responsibility for Friday's bomb attack on the Oslo government and subsequent shooting spree on a nearby island.

The lawyer said it was too early to say if Breivik would plead insanity at his trial, adding that his client might oppose this as he felt that only he "understands the truth". Lippestad said Breivik had stated he belonged to an anti-Islam network that has two cells in Norway and more abroad.