Ketil B. Stensrud · @ketilbstensrud
26th Jul 2011 from Twitlonger
Aftonbladet reports: 'Norway police mistakes aplenty' as uncomfortable questions keep emerging in wake of twin-attacks. Full overview here;
1. Breivik was on PST list (Norwegian intelligence arm) after buying chemicals in Poland. However, PST did not react, claiming he lived an 'extraordinarily low-key life'. Later PST chief, Janne Kristiansansen, said that 'not even Stasi-Germany' would have caught Breivik.*
2. Breivik was able to place car bomb right next to PM's office building. Statsbygg (Statsbygg acts on behalf of the Norwegian government as property manager and advisor in construction and property affairs) wanted to close Grubbegaten (the street going through the epicenter of Norwegian politics) as early as 2006.
3. Norwegian Special Police Force had to take car instead of chopper to Utøya, as media was on the scene in their choppers before police. The only available chopper was at Rygge Airport, 67 kilometers away from Oslo, but it could not be prepared in time due to 'holiday season'.
4. Ambulances were 'stopped' en route to Utøya. Police had to secure the perimeter before letting any ambulances in to assist the wounded.
5. Police boat broke down. Local police from Buskerud district were standby with their boat, but the engine broke down in the middle of the water while special forces were on their way towards Utøya.
FULL STORY HERE: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/terrordadetinorge/article13377144.ab
*That part was added for context, and is direct quote taken from VG.no, the Norwegian newspaper. Same quote is circulating on TV2, NRK and others.