"Breivik’s father feels guilt over son’s dark path" Associated Press September 19, 2014
Another crisis actor?
STOCKHOLM — The father of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik says he fears his son is becoming even more dangerous in prison.
In his first news conference since the July 22, 2011, attacks that killed 77 people, Jens Breivik said Thursday he had requested to visit his son at the Oslo area prison where he is serving a 21-year sentence that could be extended indefinitely. The convicted terrorist and right-wing fanatic rebuffed him in a letter, saying his father had to adopt a ‘‘fascist’’ ideology for them to have any contact.
‘‘The letter scared me,’’ the elder Breivik told reporters in Oslo in connection with the launch of his book ‘‘My fault?’’
‘‘I think he’s just becoming more and more extreme. Maybe he’s becoming more dangerous, too. I don’t know.’’
Trying to sell a book is he?
A self-described ‘‘militant nationalist’’ on a crusade to rid Europe of Muslims, Breivik set off a powerful bomb that killed eight people in Oslo’s government district. He then went on a shooting rampage on Utoya island, killing 69 people — mostly teenagers — at the annual summer camp of a left-leaning youth group.
It was a pro-Palestinian camp, and I'm not surprised the jewspaper omitted it.
‘‘I think a lot about those who lost their lives and those who were injured,’’ Jens Breivik said. He spoke slowly. At times his voice cracked. ‘‘I wish I could ask for forgiveness on Anders’s behalf.’’
Maybe you just did.
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Related: Breivik Goes Back to School
Learn anything?
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