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A woman lights a candle in honor of the victims of the July 22 shooting spree at a Labour Party youth summer camp on the island of Utoeya, on July 24, 2011. The Utoeya island, 40km south west of Oslo, can be seen in the background
A woman lights a candle in honor of the victims of the July 22 shooting spree at a Labour Party youth summer camp on the island of Utoeya, on July 24, 2011. The Utoeya island, 40km south west of Oslo, can be seen in the background
Breivik's remarks at the closed-door custody hearing were relayed by the judge, Kim Heger, at a news conference.
The killer has previously said he acted alone and police had earlier said they were trying to confirm this.
But after Breivik's claim about other cells, police attorney Christian Hatlo said "we cannot completely rule out" the possibility that others were involved in Friday's attacks.
Police revised the death toll downwards to 76 from 93, saying eight people were now known to have died in the bomb blast in central Oslo, and 68 on the island of Utoeya.
It was not clear whether Breivik is in fact part of an organization, although he has written about a revival of the Knights Templar, a medieval order of crusading monks.
After the hearing, Heger said he had ordered Breivik detained in solitary confinement for eight weeks, with no letters, newspapers or visits, except from a lawyer.
The detention, in line with a request from prosecutors, will allow them to investigate the case against Breivik.
Comment: We have a slightly different take on it to the author. What if Obama and New Zealand president John Key were not insinuating that Islamic fundies were responsible? Consider for a second that these two men know full well that 'Islamic terrorism' is bogus. Now re-read their pre-planned press statements: Both appear to be thinly veiled messages: Obama is saying that the attacks were carried out to remind Norway that they must follow the diktats of the 'International Community' i.e. the One World Government. Key, by referencing his country's acceptable behaviour with respect to its involvement in Afghanistan, is letting on that he knows his country won't suffer such attacks as long as it plays by the rules set by the Powers That Be. And he is backing Obama up by insinuating that the attacks were a consequence of Norway's reluctance to play ball in Libya.