Norway's national memory is marked by one of its darkest pages in modern history - terrorist attacks carried out by a far-right extremist named Anders Breivik. The tragedy that unfolded on July 22, 2011, included two consecutive and extremely brutal attacks.
Initially, the perpetrator detonated a powerful bomb in the government center of Oslo, killing eight people and causing massive destruction. Immediately after that, Breivik moved to the island of Utøya, where a youth political camp of the Norwegian Labor Party was taking place at the time.
On the island, the terrorist coldly opened fire among the participants, taking the lives of 69 youths. The total number of deaths reached 77, making it the deadliest terrorist act in Norwegian history since World War II.
The perpetrator was immediately arrested and later sentenced to the maximum legal punishment of 21 years in prison, with a potential possibility of extension if proven dangerous to society. Every year on July 22, the country honors the memory of the victims and marks the day as a symbol of resistance against terrorism and protection of democratic values.