Norway defends police over massacre

Norway's Justice Minister Knut Storberget said on the 26 July 2011 that police had been 'fantastic' in the aftermath of the 22 July 2011 bomb and mass shooting, while promising an 'open and critical' review of why it took armed officers more than an hour to reach the island of Utøya where Anders Behring Breivik killed 68 people.

On the 27 July 2011 the Norwegian government announced it was forming a special commission to examine exactly what happened and gauge emergency response. The commission will be independent and later report its results to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

Views and News from Norway, 28.7.11: Foreigners just don’t ‘get’ Norway http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/07/28/foreigners-just-dont-get-norway/

Views and News from Norway, 29.7.11: Terror threat unchanged, confessed gunman undergoes more questioning http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/07/29/terror-threat-unchanged-confessed-gunman-undergoes-more-questioning/

Views and News from Norway, 30.7.11: Breivik planned palace attack http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/07/30/breivik-planned-palace-attack/

BBC News, 27.7.11: Norway will stand firm, says PM Jens Stoltenberg http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14310047

France24, 27.7.11: Norway PM vows security review after massacre http://www.france24.com/en/20110727-norway-pm-vows-security-review-after-massacre-mourning-stoltenberg%20

BBC News, 27.7.11: Norway commission to investigate Breivik attacks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14317271

ESO: Background information: Norway defends police over massacre http://www.europeansources.info/record/analysis-terror-in-norway-utopia-no-more/

ESO: Background information: Twin terror attacks kill 93 in Norway / Killings stir fears of extreme right / Norwegian charged over terror attacks http://www.europeansources.info/record/twin-terror-attacks-kill-93-in-norway-killings-stir-fears-of-extreme-right-norwegian-charged-over-terror-attacks/

Views and News from Norway, 26.7.11: Leading a nation through crisis http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/07/26/leading-a-nation-through-crisis/

Views and News from Norway, 27.7.11: Commission to examine attacks http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/07/27/commission-to-examine-attacks/

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