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Police believe the Utoeya gunman was behind the bomb blast in central Oslo (Photo: Francesco Rivetti)

Norway massacre shocks Europe

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

EU politicians on Saturday (23 July) expressed their horror and outrage at the death of at least 84 youngsters shot on the Norwegian island of Utoeya by a gunman allegedly also responsible for the blast in central Oslo that killed another 8 people.

"It is with great horror that I have learned about further attacks at Utoeya island in Norway that claimed lives of many young people," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Saturday in a statement.

"The European Union strongly ...

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Police believe the Utoeya gunman was behind the bomb blast in central Oslo (Photo: Francesco Rivetti)

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