Memory of the victims of Oslo's terrorist attacks: Norway warns of increasing agitation and hated messages

Memory of the victims of Oslo's terrorist attacks: Norway warns of increasing agitation and hated messages
norway the terrorist attacks from 2011
commemoratesOn July 22, 2011, Norway was shaken by a terrorist terrorist attack. This anniversary is celebrated every year in Norway with memorial events and funeral celebrations. This year Norway commemorated the 77 fatalities of the attacks in the Oslo government district and on the island of Utøya.
At the memorial event in Oslo,Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre warned of increasing agitation and hateful messages that are present both in public and on the Internet. It is important to get together to remember, never forget and never to be silent.
also NATO general secretary Jens Stoltenberg emphasized the importance of memory of July 22, 2011 for the fight against extremism. At that time Stoltenberg was a Norwegian prime minister and emphasized that this day will always be part of his life. Employees of his office were killed at the time and the attack on Utøya was his social democratic party and their youth organization.
Anders Behring Breivik, a right -wing terrorist, committed an attack in the government district of Oslo on July 22, 2011 and then set up a massacre on the island of Utøya. He lit a car bomb that died by eight people and killed 69 people in a summer camp of the Social Democratic Workers' Party on Utøya.
The 2011 terrorist attacks are the worst violent acts in Norwegian post -war history. The anniversary is traditionally celebrated with a memorial event in the government district of Oslo. After that, a service takes place in the Osloer Cathedral and in the afternoon there is another memorial event on Utøya.
It is important that the world remembers such terrible events and that the fight against extremism and violence continues. Norway sets an example by recognizing this anniversary and standing against hatred and agitation. May the victims of these terrible attacks rest in peace and may remain a strong and tolerant society that occurs for peace and understanding.
Source: Tagesspiegel