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| Anders Behring Breivik trial, day five - live updates | Anders Behring Breivik trial, day five - live updates |
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| 8.59am: Breivik continues to talk about how he created the bomb, saying he did not follow instructions to the letter but experimented after studying chemistry. | |
| Breivik says he studied chemistry on the internet from autumn 2010 in order to carry out bomb making experiments. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik said he didn't follow a "specific recipe" for the fertiliser bomb which killed 8 in Oslo on 22 July, but "experimented" himself. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik says he was influenced in a particular bomb making technique by Andreas Baader from the Red Army Faction/Baader Meinhof Gang. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik says he relied on Google Translate a lot in order to gain his bomb making/chemistry knowledge. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| 8.51am: The defence moves on to ask Breivik about his detailed knowledge of bomb-making, which was evident in court yesterday when he described the manufacture of the device that killed eight people in the government quarter on 22 July (at one point there was discussion in court about whether he was going in to too much detail). | |
| Breivik on how bombmaking: "On the internet I did research and I gained access to more than 600 guides of how to produce explosives." | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| 8.45am: Breivik's defence counsel Geir Lippestad is now questioning the accused. | |
| Breivik says that Japan and South Korea are the "ideal states" for cultural conservatives and nationalists such as himself. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| 8.39am: Breivik is asked whether he can feel sadness. | |
| Breivik: "Under normal circumstances I am a very nice person." Says he cried more than anyone else as his best friend's brothers funeral. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| 8.38am: The accused is being asked about his detached manner yesterday, when he told the court that he wanted everyone on Utøya and that he planned to behead former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, posting the footage on the internet. | |
| He says he is a "nice person" according to some but that he trained himself as soldiers are trained for warfare. | |
| #Breivik: "Many people will describe me as a nice person, a sympathetic person, who is very caring to close people and friends..." | |
| — Paul Brennan (@paulrbrennan) April 20, 2012 | |
| #Breivik: ...but in order to be capable of attacking someone, you have to legitimise this to yourself." | |
| — Paul Brennan (@paulrbrennan) April 20, 2012 | |
| BREIVIK:""if you are going to be capable of executing such a bloody &horrendous operation you need to work on your mind, your psyche4 years" | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik: "People say 'he must be a monster, he cannot be from this planet, he must have no emotions and empathy left..." | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik:"...but this has to do with preparing and training." Compares his "dehumanisation" technique to way soldiers are trained for warfare | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik said he was "quite normal" until starting his "de-emotionalisation" training in 2006. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| 8.23am: Breivik talks about the difficulty of getting his views aired in the Norwegian media. | |
| Breivik complains that "cultural conservatives" such as himself has no chance of having a letter published in a Norwegian newspaper. | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik: "if you want to publish a books that is criticising the state ideology... you need to use dissident publishing houses." | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Breivik says he has twice complained to Norway's state broadcasters in 2009 that they were ignoring "Muslim right in France and Gothenburg" | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| 8.21am: Breivik also criticises cultural marxists, accusing them of turning boys into girls. | |
| Breivik says cultural marxists have subverted traditional gender models - "suddenly boys are supposed to start knitting &doing crochet" | |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | |
| Earlier in the trial, he suggested that most women don't have the comprehension or "backbone" to be a "revolutionary activist" like himself. | |
| 8.18am: Now the accused is lining up an array of targets to blame for "anti-European racism". Many of them he has mentioned before in court - journalists, authorities, schools - but he also mentions writers of children's songs. | 8.18am: Now the accused is lining up an array of targets to blame for "anti-European racism". Many of them he has mentioned before in court - journalists, authorities, schools - but he also mentions writers of children's songs. |
| #Breivik: "100%. All media in Norway. In Europe. Belong to multiculturalism. And all want to defend the multicultural experiment." | #Breivik: "100%. All media in Norway. In Europe. Belong to multiculturalism. And all want to defend the multicultural experiment." |
| — Paul Brennan (@paulrbrennan) April 20, 2012 | — Paul Brennan (@paulrbrennan) April 20, 2012 |
| #Breivik Why do authorities tolerate muslim youth attack/harass/abuse/rape Norwegian youth? Why can Norwegians not defend themselves? | #Breivik Why do authorities tolerate muslim youth attack/harass/abuse/rape Norwegian youth? Why can Norwegians not defend themselves? |
| — Matthew Price (@matthewwprice) April 20, 2012 | — Matthew Price (@matthewwprice) April 20, 2012 |
| #Breivik criticize children song writers and educational system for indoctrinating children. | #Breivik criticize children song writers and educational system for indoctrinating children. |
| — Trygve Sorvaag (@TrygveSorvaag) April 20, 2012 | — Trygve Sorvaag (@TrygveSorvaag) April 20, 2012 |
| 8.14am: Breivik is insisting he is not a racist and seems to be employing the defence often employed by racists who do not want to admit the fact - that he has had "minority" friends. | 8.14am: Breivik is insisting he is not a racist and seems to be employing the defence often employed by racists who do not want to admit the fact - that he has had "minority" friends. |
| Breivk on his youth: "I have known many from minority circles, I have had many good friends." | Breivk on his youth: "I have known many from minority circles, I have had many good friends." |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 |
| Breivik: "I am not a racist, I am an anti-racist." Concerned with the "anti-European racism" in the Norwegian media. | Breivik: "I am not a racist, I am an anti-racist." Concerned with the "anti-European racism" in the Norwegian media. |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 |
| 8.09am: Proceedings have begun with the prosecution trying to establish Breivik's capability to experience empathy. | 8.09am: Proceedings have begun with the prosecution trying to establish Breivik's capability to experience empathy. |
| Breivik says he has chosen to use "technical" language to "de-emotionalise" himself to talk about his "gruesome, barbaric acts". | Breivik says he has chosen to use "technical" language to "de-emotionalise" himself to talk about his "gruesome, barbaric acts". |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 |
| Breivik on his conscious "distancing": "If I tried to use a more normal language I don't think I would be able to talk about this at all." | Breivik on his conscious "distancing": "If I tried to use a more normal language I don't think I would be able to talk about this at all." |
| — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 | — Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) April 20, 2012 |
| 8.05am: Interestingly, Norwegian newspapers did not put Breivik on the front page of today's editions, journalists report. | 8.05am: Interestingly, Norwegian newspapers did not put Breivik on the front page of today's editions, journalists report. |
| Norwegian newspapers have today removed #Breivik from their front pages. twitter.com/TrygveSorvaag/… | Norwegian newspapers have today removed #Breivik from their front pages. twitter.com/TrygveSorvaag/… |
| — Trygve Sorvaag (@TrygveSorvaag) April 20, 2012 | — Trygve Sorvaag (@TrygveSorvaag) April 20, 2012 |
| Interesting decision by main #Norway papers to take #Breivik off front page. Yesterday's evidence in pure news terms was strongest yet. | Interesting decision by main #Norway papers to take #Breivik off front page. Yesterday's evidence in pure news terms was strongest yet. |
| — Matthew Price (@matthewwprice) April 20, 2012 | — Matthew Price (@matthewwprice) April 20, 2012 |
| 7.59am: Good morning. Welcome to live coverage of day five of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik. | 7.59am: Good morning. Welcome to live coverage of day five of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik. |
| TV cameras continue to be barred from proceedings during Breivik's testimony, to avoid giving him a direct platform for his views, but we'll bring you updates from the journalists inside the court including the Guardian's Helen Pidd. | TV cameras continue to be barred from proceedings during Breivik's testimony, to avoid giving him a direct platform for his views, but we'll bring you updates from the journalists inside the court including the Guardian's Helen Pidd. |
| Yesterday's proceedings were the most disturbing so far as the accused told the court that his "primary target" in last year's terrorist attacks was former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, whom he planned to behead, posting the footage on the internet – and that he anticipated all 564 people on Utøya would die in his "operation". | Yesterday's proceedings were the most disturbing so far as the accused told the court that his "primary target" in last year's terrorist attacks was former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, whom he planned to behead, posting the footage on the internet – and that he anticipated all 564 people on Utøya would die in his "operation". |
| You can read yesterday's blog here. | You can read yesterday's blog here. |
| And here is a link to the news story covering yesterday's proceedings. | And here is a link to the news story covering yesterday's proceedings. |
| Breivik's defence team have warned survivors and beraeaved relatives that today is likely to be difficult for them as focus will be on the killing spree on Utøya. | Breivik's defence team have warned survivors and beraeaved relatives that today is likely to be difficult for them as focus will be on the killing spree on Utøya. |