BBC NEWS: NORWAY ATTACKS: Bombing in Oslo and massacre at an island youth camp - July 23, 2011

Norwegians are mourning the victims of a massacre at an island youth camp and a bombing in the capital Oslo.

At least 85 people died when a gunman opened fire at the Utoeya camp on Friday, hours after a blast in the government quarter killed seven. Another four are missing on the island.

A 32-year-old Norwegian man was charged over both attacks, but police say it is possible another person was involved.

The suspect surrendered when approached by police officers, they said.

Police chief Sveinung Sponheim said they took 45 minutes to reach the island, and the gunman was apprehended 45 minutes after that.

Mr Sponheim added that there were still bodies or body parts in buildings damaged by the Oslo blast, which he confirmed was caused by a car bomb.

However, the buildings were currently too fragile and dangerous to search, and there were still undetonated explosives there, the police chief said.

It was possible the total death toll from the two attacks could rise to 98, he said.

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg comforted victims and relatives alongside King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon in the town of Sundvollen near the island.

Mr Stoltenberg said he was "deeply touched" by the meetings.

"We will do whatever we can to give them as much support as possible," he said.

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[CrunchyPotatoes]

@bluenimue The typical ignorant american way of thinking. You simply do not understand that other countries may have different rules and norms than your own. The camp was not a "Nazi camp", it was a camp for young people who had interests in politics, for here in Norway you don't need to be rich to be a politician, nor to be the primeminister himself. Politicians are meant to be the voice of the people and the primeminister simply the first among many. We are grown ups, you should grow up too.

[dyhard678]

@avesta72 I couldnt have said it better

[unbornproghostquick]

i feel bad for norway :(

[kulidud2]

@34REDCOW34 im From Norway :)

[kulidud2]

@xvi32 :(

[kulidud2]

@94nationalist most i fuck up u r youtube channel ?

[94nationalist]

Jens Stoltenberg looks so mad all the time... and he is ugly... Anders is soooo awesome:D he is Norway's hero<3

[KrissyTokyo]

@bluenimue

Don't spat shit out of your ass without hard facts to back it up. Where are all the links with the all psychiatrists that agree with you? You can't just say something and hope everyone believes you sweetie. Nice try though.

And even if a few psychiatrist's "agree", since when did they become the all.knowing source of knowledge? What makes them automatically right and correct?

[Filinesi1]

His shit is smart (Not that it was right and it was extremle maniac) but seriously he bombed the prime minister's office so that all the police and civilians would focus on that matter whilst he then wen't and massacred the iseland what a bastard.

[xvi32]

jeg kjente en fyr som døde... rip Aleksander Ass

[Stian96]

@kvistulv Eg beundrar slik som dykk - eit lite krek som brått veks og blir så stor og sterk bak nymotens maskin og skjerm .... Jens Stoltenberg gje frå seg gullpeng for slikt eit mot å spytte - annet enn å vise motbør med kva som ikkje er rett.

[kvistulv]

@Stian96 Stop whining you whimp !!