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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, July 23, 2011, 12:59:07 PM
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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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