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Breivik planned to attack the royal palace
July 30, 2011 - 17:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The confessed perpetrator of the Oslo and Utøya
attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, planned to attack the royal palace
and the Labour Party's headquarters in central Oslo as well as other
locations that would `hit the government,' the Norwegian police have
revealed.
Newspaper VG reports that Breivik confirmed his plans during
questioning by the police. The police, speaking through spokesperson
Pal-Fredrik Hjort Kraby, believe that the palace was a symbolic target
and that Breivik had no intention of killing any individual that could
be found at the royal residence.
Hjort Kraby told VG that Breivik had several further targets for
terrorist attacks, but could not manage all of them because of
logistical problems. The spokesperson would not elaborate further on
the details of these problems but VG believes that they revolve around
the difficulty of setting off several devices in different locations
at once. In addition to the palace, the Labour Party's offices in the
capital, found in Youngstorget square, are known to have been among
the other potential goals of his terrorist actions. Like many
buildings in Youngstorget, which is a short distance from the bombed
government quarter, the Labour Party's offices received minor damage
from the blast in the form of broken windows.
Breivik's lawyer, Geir Lippestad, confirmed the fact that his client
had `both A and B plans' when speaking to newspaper Dagbladet, adding
that the attacks he carried out were `probably the B plan,' Views and
News from Norway reports.
July 30, 2011 - 17:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The confessed perpetrator of the Oslo and Utøya
attacks, Anders Behring Breivik, planned to attack the royal palace
and the Labour Party's headquarters in central Oslo as well as other
locations that would `hit the government,' the Norwegian police have
revealed.
Newspaper VG reports that Breivik confirmed his plans during
questioning by the police. The police, speaking through spokesperson
Pal-Fredrik Hjort Kraby, believe that the palace was a symbolic target
and that Breivik had no intention of killing any individual that could
be found at the royal residence.
Hjort Kraby told VG that Breivik had several further targets for
terrorist attacks, but could not manage all of them because of
logistical problems. The spokesperson would not elaborate further on
the details of these problems but VG believes that they revolve around
the difficulty of setting off several devices in different locations
at once. In addition to the palace, the Labour Party's offices in the
capital, found in Youngstorget square, are known to have been among
the other potential goals of his terrorist actions. Like many
buildings in Youngstorget, which is a short distance from the bombed
government quarter, the Labour Party's offices received minor damage
from the blast in the form of broken windows.
Breivik's lawyer, Geir Lippestad, confirmed the fact that his client
had `both A and B plans' when speaking to newspaper Dagbladet, adding
that the attacks he carried out were `probably the B plan,' Views and
News from Norway reports.