Norway Police Release Names of Terror Victims
People lay flowers following a vigil walk near Utoya Island on July 26, 2011 in Sundvolden, Norway. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) Norwegian police began releasing the names of the 76 people who were killed in last Fridays terrorist attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utoya.
The first four namesthree from the bomb blast and one from the island shooting spreewere released on Tuesday and were posted on the national police website after the victims kin were notified.
The victims included 23-year-old Gunnar Linaker, from the town of Bardu located in northern Norway, who was killed on the island. The others included Oslo residents 61-year-old Hanna M. Orvik Endresen, 32-year-old Kai Hauge, and 56-year-old Tove Aashill Knutsen.
Linakers father, Roald, told The Associated Press that they were on the phone when the attacks occurred. "He said to me: 'Dad, dad, someone is shooting,' and then he hung up," Linaker told the news agency.
Names of others victims have been released on Internet media sites but have not yet been confirmed by police. According to the police website, Many of the victims have still not been identified.
After revising initially higher figures, police have confirmed that 68 people were killed on Utoya Island, and eight in the bomb attack in Oslo. Two people are believed missing.
Behring Breivik confessed to conducting the attacks and was described by the presiding judge as very calm.
The first four namesthree from the bomb blast and one from the island shooting spreewere released on Tuesday and were posted on the national police website after the victims kin were notified.
The victims included 23-year-old Gunnar Linaker, from the town of Bardu located in northern Norway, who was killed on the island. The others included Oslo residents 61-year-old Hanna M. Orvik Endresen, 32-year-old Kai Hauge, and 56-year-old Tove Aashill Knutsen.
Linakers father, Roald, told The Associated Press that they were on the phone when the attacks occurred. "He said to me: 'Dad, dad, someone is shooting,' and then he hung up," Linaker told the news agency.
Names of others victims have been released on Internet media sites but have not yet been confirmed by police. According to the police website, Many of the victims have still not been identified.
After revising initially higher figures, police have confirmed that 68 people were killed on Utoya Island, and eight in the bomb attack in Oslo. Two people are believed missing.
Behring Breivik confessed to conducting the attacks and was described by the presiding judge as very calm.
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