Utøya shootings: Breivik accompanies police on eight-hour reconstruction

Harnessed and in bulletproof vest, Anders ‘not unmoved’ by return to island but no remorse shown, investigators report Norwegian police took the self-confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik back to Utøya island on Saturday to stage a reconstruction of his slaughter of 69 people there three weeks ago. In a photograph of the visit in the VG newspaper, 32-year-old Breivik is shown standing in a shooting position, as if aiming a rifle at someone in the water. “We were able to animate his memory with regard to what happened out there,” police prosecutor Paal-Fredrik Hjort Kraby told reporters, adding that many new details emerged in the eight-hour journey around the island. “It was clear the suspect was not unmoved at being back on Utøya, but he did not want to elaborate on it to anyone and there was no expression of regret for his actions,” Kraby said. In VG’s pictures Breivik is shown harnessed with a rope leash while clad in a bulletproof vest and red sweater as he led investigators around Utøya under heavily armed protection. At times he also wore handcuffs and ankle cuffs. Kraby described Breivik as calm and co-operative, as he has remained through almost 60 hours of interrogation since the July 22 shooting, which followed a car bomb explosion in Oslo that killed eight. The victims had been attending an island summer camp run by the youth wing of Norway’s Labour party, which Breivik condemned in a rambling manifesto. Most of the victims were in their teens or 20s, and some were shot while attempting to swim to safety. Despite Breivik’s admission that he committed the attacks, Kraby said an extensive reconstruction was needed to show survivors and relatives exactly what happened. “It’s important they get to know as much as possible about what happened on the island, even if it has to come from the suspect himself,” said Kraby. “We’re seeking as many details as possible about each killing.” (Additional reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Rosalind Russell) Anders Behring Breivik Norway Europe The far right guardian.co.uk

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