Police place Norway attacker on suicide watch

 

Deutsche Welle

Norwegian police have confirmed that Anders Behring Breivik is being monitored closely over concerns he might commit suicide while in custody. He is still expected to undergo psychiatric tests. Breivik's lawyer, Geir Lippestad, had earlier said his client was probably mentally ill, but conceded that he was likely to refuse to plead insanity. Both Lippestad and police say they now want to wait for the results of the psychiatric evaluation before commenting further.

Cache of bombs




Norway continues to mourn for the dead

 

Meanwhile, police say they have found and detonated a cache of explosives on a farm rented by Breivik outside of the capital Oslo.They refused to comment on the exact number and type of devices but said they had been "destroyed on the spot in a controlled explosion."

Local media report that Breivik had used the farm as a secret place where he could build bombs. He is said to have bought six tones of fertilizer, an ingredient in explosives, since the start of May.

Police had investigated Breivik in March for a purchase of chemicals but the probe was dropped. 

Victims names released

Police have also released the names of some of the victims of the twin attack, in which 76 people were killed in Oslo and on nearby Utoeya Island. They include two women and a man killed in the Oslo explosion in Oslo's government quarter and a man who was shot dead on the island.

On Wednesday, Norway's administration and church affairs minister, Rigmor Aasrud, will be the first cabinet member to return to her office after the bombing. The prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, will continue to work from the defense ministry.

Author: Zulfikar Abbany (dpa, AFP, Reuters)
Editor: Andreas Illmer