Some bulletpoints of what happened:
-This happened at the Norwegian Labour party's summercamp for teenagers.
-ca 600-700 people were at the island (Utøya is an island) most of them teenagers around 16 years old
-The island is about 35km / 20miles from Oslo
-The island is about 0.12km2 , or easier to visualize: 350 x 350 meters. It was also about 500-600 meter swim to get to the mainland. (via Humpa )
-Some people were trying to swim others were hiding
-Some people were saying that if you know someone there, don't call them as they might have been hiding
-People were posting to Facebook and Twitter asking for help
-(19:10) One person was arrested.
-Photos show that many teenagers have been killed
-The shooter used many weapons, including shotgun, handgun and automatic weapon.
-Uncensored photo from the island
-Total death toll is atleast 80, and police are saying it may still rise. Most of them children/teenagers.
-Police have also found unexploded explosives on the island, and believes/almost certain that there is a link with the Oslo bombing 2 hours earlier.
Update 09:14 Norwegian time:
-At least 84 have been confirmed dead at the island, but numbers might still rise. None of the dead have been identified yet, and the police are still searching for bodies on land, but mainly in the water as he also shot at people trying to swim from the island.
-The shooter has been charged with the maximum sentence possible in Norway (21 years in prison)
-The shooter has been charged for both the Oslo explosion and the shootings
Update 09:30:
-Police has raised the estimate to a total of 91 confirmed dead at Utøya (84) and Oslo (7)
About the shooter:
He has been arrested and is being questioned by the police. This is what I have been able to gather of info so far. Police are still considering the possibility that he did not act alone.
-Name: Anders Behring Breivik
-Age 32
-Ethnic Norwegian
-Considers himself a nationalist
-Interviewed childhood friends says he turned extreme right wing towards the end of his 20s.
-No earlier crimes and is unknown to the police
-Considers himself conservative Christian
-Started a company in 2009 called Geofarm and stated it would do farming. Using this company he got access to a lot of artifical fertilizers (means that this has been planned for some time)
-Created a Twitter account 1 month ago and has only tweeted one tweet: «One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests»
-Has been very active on online communities against "internationalism" (Document.no is one such site and has published all of his posts as a response to the events - norsk/english.)
-Has strong opinions against immigrants, especially muslims
-Is member of a pistol club and is a registered gun owner - has 2 registered guns
-Lived most his life in Oslo (west side), but recently moved to Hedemark (further north)
-Freemasonry member
Sources:
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10080622 http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7723555 http://translate.google.c(...)d%3D10080610&act=url http://translate.google.c(...)d%3D10080602&act=url http://translate.google.c(...)p%3Fartid%3D10080593 http://translate.google.c(...)2Farticle4180789.ece http://translate.google.c(...)Futoya%2F17416834%2F http://translate.google.c(...)d%3D10080590&act=url http://translate.google.c(...)p%3Fartid%3D10080590 http://translate.google.c(...)2Foslo%2F17415425%2F http://translate.google.c(...)%2Fnorge%2F1.7723132.. via Reddit - vooral de profielschets is 'interessant'.