Breivik compares grief of victims' families to his pain at being shunned
Anders Behring Breivik tells Oslo court on his last day of evidence that he lost contact with friends and family after attacks. - Anders Behring Breivik has compared the pain he caused the families of his victims to his own situation, saying he lost contact with his friends and family after the 22 July attacks. The 33-year-old rightwing extremist, who has admitted killing 77 people last summer, showed no remorse on Monday as he continued his shocking testimony about the massacre at the annual youth camp of the governing Labour party. Calling the rampage "necessary", Breivik compared being shunned by those close to him to the grief of the bereaved. "The only difference was that for my part it was a choice," he said. Breivik has confessed to the bombing and shootings but rejects criminal guilt, saying the victims had betrayed their country by embracing immigration. Even the defence admits there is virtually no chance of an acquittal, so the key issue to be determined in the trial is whether Breivik is criminally insane.
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NRK: Breivik: – Jeg har også mistet absolutt alt - Man skal også tenke på at 22. juli mistet jeg hele familien min og alle vennene mine. Den eneste forskjellen var at for meg var det et valg. Jeg ofret meg. Men jeg mistet absolutt alt 22. juli. Derfor kan jeg til en viss grad sette meg inn i det de føler, sier Breivik.