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Norway Opens New Memorial for 2011 Attack Victims

Norway opened a new memorial on Sunday to commemorate the 77 people killed in the July 22, 2011 attacks, which remain the country's deadliest peacetime atrocity.

By bbc · 96d ago · Source: bbc

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Norway opened a new memorial on Sunday to commemorate the 77 people killed in the July 22, 2011 attacks, which remain the country's deadliest peacetime atrocity. On that date, a car bomb in Oslo killed eight people and a shooting at a youth camp on Utoeya island killed 69, mostly teenagers, carried out by Anders Breivik, a neo‑Nazi. The memorial, titled 'Upholding', is installed in Oslo's renovated government district near the bomb site. It features a blue steel frame supporting a 12‑metre stone mosaic of a small wading bird, with straw and sticks reflected in water. Artist Matias Faldbakken said the work aims to remember the victims and to encourage public engagement in democratic resilience against far‑right ideologies that inspired the attack. Merete Stamneshagen, head of a support group for victims and survivors, said the events of July 22, 2011 struck at individuals and at democratic institutions. Crown Prince Haakon and other government officials attended the inauguration, and Haakon also visited the 22 July Centre, Norway's national memorial and education centre. In 2012, Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison, the maximum term under Norwegian law, with the possibility of extension if he is deemed a continuing threat. The names of all 77 victims are engraved on the memorial. The site is intended to foster reflection on the attacks and to support democratic resilience; the anniversary continues to prompt national dialogue.

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