Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik gave a Nazi salute on Tuesday as he arrivedin court for a parole hearing that will decide if he should be released after spending more than a decade behind bars.
Summary
- Breivik, a far-right extremist, killed 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime atrocity in July 2011.
- Addressing the court, Breivik blamed his crimes on online radicalisation by a leaderless network of far-right extremists, which he said had motivated his attacks.
- 1/2 Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik (C) arrives to hear the verdict in his trial at a courtroom in Oslo August 24, 2012.
- Breivik, who described himself as a parliamentary candidate, also said that he would continue his fight for white supremacy and Nazi dominance, albeit via peaceful means.
- Tuesday’s hearing was Breivik’s first public appearance since 2017, when he also displayed Nazi salutes in court.