Families of Victims Stage Walkout in Breivik Trial
Anders Behring Breivik trial (Photo: BBC)
A large group of survivors and victims’ families walked out of court Friday in Olso, Norway, as the self-confessed killer, Anders Behring Breivik, began his closing speech.
Breivik demanded to be set free and vowed that history would exonerate him for a bomb-and-gun rampage that killed 77 people.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Lars Bevanger, who was in the courtroom.
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