Dozens Killed in Norway Attacks

Survivors await Norwegian King and Queen in Sundvollen

Police suspect gunman opened fire at a youth summer camp killing at least 85 hours after setting off a bomb in Oslo killing 7 people.

OSLO, Norway (VOANews) July 23, 2011 -- Norwegian police are questioning the suspected gunman who shot and killed at least 85 people at a youth summer camp hours after he set off a bomb blast that killed seven people in the capital, Oslo.

Police announced the updated death toll Saturday from the most violent events Norway has witnessed since World War II.

The gunman, dressed as a police officer, opened fire at a camp for the youth wing of Norway's ruling Labor Party Friday on an island about 30 kilometers north of Oslo.  Most of his victims were teenagers.  Authorities are searching the surrounding lake for more bodies.

Police say the man also carried out the Friday bombing that targeted government headquarters in Oslo.  

Norway's justice minister Knut Storberget says the suspect in custody is a 32-year-old Norwegian man.  The media have identified him as Anders Behring Breivik.   

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday the "brutal" attack on "innocent youths" would not take away Norwegians' feeling of safety.  He said safety was a pillar of society that Norwegians had taken for granted, and he stressed that the main focus is on saving the lives of those hurt in the attacks.

Authorities have not determined a motive for the attacks.

Eskil Pedersen, a leader of the Labor Party youth wing and a survivor of the attack, said the group "will not let the terrorist win." He said the group will continue to work hard for the party in honor of those who were killed.

The building that was bombed in Oslo houses the office of the prime minister.  He was not there at the time and was not harmed.

World Leaders Share Sadness, Outrage Over Norway Deaths

Leaders from around the world - from the United States to Pakistan - are expressing outrage and offering support to Norway following the deadly attacks that shocked that nation.

U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the attacks and, on Saturday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added the U.S. is ready to support Norway as it seeks to bring those responsible to justice.

British Prime Minister David Cameron called the attacks "absolutely horrific," saying the British people would stand with Norway in the difficult days ahead.

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel called on all those who believe in freedom to stand together against hatred.  German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle described the attack as barbaric, saying there could be no justification for such violence.

The Vatican, too, expressed its sympathy for the Norweigian people.  The papal envoy to Norway said the attacks were simply "madness."

And Pakistan - no stranger to acts of terrorism - said Saturday it "fully empathizes with the government and the people of Norway."

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, through his spokesman, said he was shocked by the attacks and said the United Nations stands with the people of Norway "at this terrible moment."

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Saturday thanked his fellow leaders for calling to express sympathy and to offer assistance.

He said world leaders "really feel that Norway doesn't deserve this," calling the incidents "unreal."