Norway mourns 77 slain a decade ago in extremist attack
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja sing, during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Annika Byrde/NTB scanpix via AP)
FILE - In this Monday, July 25, 2011 file photo, relatives of a victim gather to observe a minute’s silence on a campsite jetty on the Norwegian mainland, across the water from Utoya island, seen in the background, where people have been placing floral tributes in memory of those killed in the shooting massacre on the island. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - In this July 24, 2011 file photo, women react in Oslo at the end of a memorial service at Oslo Cathedral in the aftermath of the attacks on Norway’s government headquarters and a youth retreat. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, center, and leader of the Labour party Jonas Gahr Stoere, left, attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 8th anniversary of the shootings on Utoya Island, where sixty nine people were killed by Anders Breivik. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, centre, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, centre left and Prime Minister Erna Solberg, right, attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg, centre, arrives to attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
People lay roses outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, AUF leader Astrid Hoem and leader of the National Support Group Lisbeth Kristine Royneland attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on, after delivering his speech during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Queen Sonja, centre, attends a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
Floral tributes lay outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
People sit during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix via AP)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Crown Prince Haakon during the memorial service on Utoya island, Norway, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle / NTB via AP)
Laying flower tributes, include from left, Raymond Johansen, Peggy Hessen, Thorbjorn Jagland, Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Jonas Gahr Store, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit at the July 22 memorial during the memorial service on Utoya. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Crown Prince Hakon and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit obscured right, lay flowers at the July 22 memorial during the memorial service on Utoya. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Flowers are placed at a memorial outside Oslo Cathedral marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations have begun to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Crown Prince Hakon of Norway walks with Bishop Jan Otto Myrseth during the memorial service in Hole Church, marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations have begun to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Geir Olsen / NTB via AP)
Norway’s King Harald gives a speech during the national memorial event in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, on the 10th anniversary of the attack that left 77 people dead. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing 8 people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69. (Fredrik Hagen/Pool via AP)
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg gives a speech during the national memorial event in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, on the 10th anniversary of the attack that left 77 people dead. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing 8 people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69. (Fredrik Hagen/Pool via AP)
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja sing, during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Annika Byrde/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja sing, during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Annika Byrde/NTB scanpix via AP)
FILE - In this Monday, July 25, 2011 file photo, relatives of a victim gather to observe a minute’s silence on a campsite jetty on the Norwegian mainland, across the water from Utoya island, seen in the background, where people have been placing floral tributes in memory of those killed in the shooting massacre on the island. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - In this Monday, July 25, 2011 file photo, relatives of a victim gather to observe a minute’s silence on a campsite jetty on the Norwegian mainland, across the water from Utoya island, seen in the background, where people have been placing floral tributes in memory of those killed in the shooting massacre on the island. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
FILE - In this July 24, 2011 file photo, women react in Oslo at the end of a memorial service at Oslo Cathedral in the aftermath of the attacks on Norway’s government headquarters and a youth retreat. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - In this July 24, 2011 file photo, women react in Oslo at the end of a memorial service at Oslo Cathedral in the aftermath of the attacks on Norway’s government headquarters and a youth retreat. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, center, and leader of the Labour party Jonas Gahr Stoere, left, attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 8th anniversary of the shootings on Utoya Island, where sixty nine people were killed by Anders Breivik. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
FILE - In this July 22, 2019 file photo, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, center, and leader of the Labour party Jonas Gahr Stoere, left, attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 8th anniversary of the shootings on Utoya Island, where sixty nine people were killed by Anders Breivik. At 3.25 p.m. on July 22, 2021, a ray of sun should have illuminated the first of 77 bronze columns on a lick of land opposite Utoya island outside Oslo. Over the next 3 hours and 8 minutes, it would have brushed each column in turn, commemorating every person killed by right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik. But on the ten-year anniversary of the terror, the memorial remains a construction site. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, centre, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, centre left and Prime Minister Erna Solberg, right, attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, centre, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, centre left and Prime Minister Erna Solberg, right, attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg, centre, arrives to attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg, centre, arrives to attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
People lay roses outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
People lay roses outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, AUF leader Astrid Hoem and leader of the National Support Group Lisbeth Kristine Royneland attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, AUF leader Astrid Hoem and leader of the National Support Group Lisbeth Kristine Royneland attend a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in the Government Quarter, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Geir Olsen/NTB scanpix via AP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on, after delivering his speech during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix via AP)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on, after delivering his speech during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Queen Sonja, centre, attends a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
Norway’s Queen Sonja, centre, attends a memorial service marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations will be held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
Floral tributes lay outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
Floral tributes lay outside Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle/NTB scanpix via AP)
People sit during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix via AP)
People sit during the memorial service at Oslo Cathedral, on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, in Oslo, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Commemorations were held marking the 10-year anniversary of Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter. On July 22, 2011, rightwing terrorist Anders Breivik set of a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party youth wing. (Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix via AP)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Crown Prince Haakon during the memorial service on Utoya island, Norway, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle / NTB via AP)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Crown Prince Haakon during the memorial service on Utoya island, Norway, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Beate Oma Dahle / NTB via AP)
Laying flower tributes, include from left, Raymond Johansen, Peggy Hessen, Thorbjorn Jagland, Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Jonas Gahr Store, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit at the July 22 memorial during the memorial service on Utoya. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Laying flower tributes, include from left, Raymond Johansen, Peggy Hessen, Thorbjorn Jagland, Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Jonas Gahr Store, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit at the July 22 memorial during the memorial service on Utoya. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Crown Prince Hakon and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit obscured right, lay flowers at the July 22 memorial during the memorial service on Utoya. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Crown Prince Hakon and Princess Ingrid Alexandra, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit obscured right, lay flowers at the July 22 memorial during the memorial service on Utoya. Commemorations to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Flowers are placed at a memorial outside Oslo Cathedral marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations have begun to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Flowers are placed at a memorial outside Oslo Cathedral marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations have begun to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Torstein Boe / NTB via AP)
Crown Prince Hakon of Norway walks with Bishop Jan Otto Myrseth during the memorial service in Hole Church, marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations have begun to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Geir Olsen / NTB via AP)
Crown Prince Hakon of Norway walks with Bishop Jan Otto Myrseth during the memorial service in Hole Church, marking the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack, Thursday July 22, 2021. Commemorations have begun to mark 10-years since Norway’s worst ever peacetime slaughter when right wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. (Geir Olsen / NTB via AP)
Norway’s King Harald gives a speech during the national memorial event in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, on the 10th anniversary of the attack that left 77 people dead. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing 8 people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69. (Fredrik Hagen/Pool via AP)
Norway’s King Harald gives a speech during the national memorial event in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, on the 10th anniversary of the attack that left 77 people dead. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing 8 people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69. (Fredrik Hagen/Pool via AP)
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg gives a speech during the national memorial event in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, on the 10th anniversary of the attack that left 77 people dead. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing 8 people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69. (Fredrik Hagen/Pool via AP)
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg gives a speech during the national memorial event in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, on the 10th anniversary of the attack that left 77 people dead. On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing 8 people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69. (Fredrik Hagen/Pool via AP)
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Church bells rang out across Norway on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the country’s worst peacetime slaughter as leaders called for renewed efforts to fight the extremism behind the attack that left 77 people dead.
Norway was united in “shock, grief and anger,” said King Harald, speaking at an evening memorial service where he apologized that not enough was done to curb what he called “the dark forces” in society.
On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital of Oslo, killing eight people. Then he headed to tiny Utoya island, where he stalked the mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing, killing another 69.
Memorials were held across the country, including a service in Oslo Cathedral that ended with a ringing of bells as thousands gathered outside.
The 84-year-old monarch arrived at the cathedral on crutches and took his seat for the service beside Queen Sonja for a minute of silence.
Jens Stoltenberg, who was prime minister at the time of the attack, told the congregation that “10 years ago, we met hatred with love, but the hatred is still there.”
“The perpetrator was a right-wing extremist. He misused Christian symbols. He grew up in our streets, belonged to the same religion and had the same skin color as the majority in this country. He was one of us,” Stoltenberg said, speaking in front of 77 roses that were arranged in the shape of a heart.
“But he is not one of us, who respects democracy. He is one of those who believe they have the right to kill for their political objectives,” he added.
At an evening service, Harald said he hoped Norwegians “can help each other live the lessons from July 22 every day, in everything we are and do.”
“At the same time, we must acknowledge that we as a society have not done nearly enough to see, to help, to carry the burden together, and to counteract the dark forces,” the king said. “I am sorry about this.”
Earlier in the day, emotional survivors read aloud the names of the victims.
Some parents of the victims reflected on how the country has coped since the massacre, saying that “time does not heal all wounds.”
“What would those who were so brutally and unfairly killed think of us now 10 years later? I think they would be sad to know that there still are survivors and bereaved with great needs,” said Lisbeth Kristine Roeyneland, whose daughter, Synne, was killed by Breivik. Roeyneland runs the national support group for victims and families.
“I think they would be disappointed in seeing the public debate in many ways has moved in the wrong direction,” she added. “I also think they would be proud of us. Proud of how we reacted in the days after the terrorist attack and how our state under the rule of law firmly stood its ground in the face of brutality.”
Astrid Hoem, a survivor from Utoya who leads the AUF, the youth wing of the center-left Labor Party, said, “We have not stopped the hatred,” and urged Norway to face up to the racism in the country.
“It is so brutal that it can be difficult to fathom,” Hoem said. “But it’s our responsibility to do so. Because 10 years on, we must speak the truth. We haven’t stopped the hatred. Far-right extremism is still alive. The terrorist was one of us.”
She spoke to a group of mourners, including Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Erna Solberg, survivors and families of the victims.
Solberg said it hurt to think back “on that dark July day” and added: “We must not leave hate unchallenged.”
“The terror attack on the 22nd of July was an attack on our democracy,” said Solberg, who has been prime minister since 2013. “It was a politically motivated terrorist act towards the Labor Party, AUF and their ideas. But it wasn’t just an attack on a political movement. A whole nation was struck. But we rose again. But Norway was changed by an experience which still causes pain.”
At a commemorative event on Utoya, Haakon said Norwegians must work together to fight right-wing extremism.
“It is our personal and collective responsibility to work against these forces every day,” he said.
Small boats dotted the water around the island, a reminder of attempts by many residents to rescue people 10 years ago while Breivik fired toward them.
Dignitaries laid flowers at a memorial, inscribed with the names of 69 victims who were killed on the island.
The flowers have become a symbol of the country’s response to the attack, when roses were piled outside Oslo Cathedral in the days after the slaughter.
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Lewis reported from Kristiansand, Norway.