Families of Victims Stage Walkout in Breivik Trial

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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