Norway has learned nothing from Anders Breivik massacre, says author

Åsne Seierstad, author of a detailed study of the killer and his background, tells Edinburgh book festival audience ‘we are hiding it under a carpet’

Norway has learned nothing from the terrible events of 22 July 2011, when Anders Breivik killed 77 young people on the island of Utøya, according to Norwegian author and journalist Åsne Seierstad.

“We are hiding it under the carpet and I don’t think we have learned anything from it,” the writer told the Edinburgh international book festival.

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