Breivik Indicted in Norway Attacks
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AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — Anders Behring Breivik was indicted Wednesday for terror acts in the killing of 77 people last year.
Breivik confessed to the July 22 attacks in which 244 were wounded. He initially planted a car bomb in Oslo and then drove to the island of Utoeya, where he shot a number of young people at a summer camp.
The 33-year-old said he committed the crimes to prevent a Muslim invasion in Europe. Breivik faces up to 21 years in prison, however, his lawyers argued that their client is mentally ill and should be placed in a psychiatric facility, reports BBC News. He will undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Breivik is scheduled to go on trial April 16.
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