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Norwegian Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party Jens Stoltenberg, center, sits next to Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme, left, as they take part in a memorial service at Central Jamaat Ahle Sunnat mosque in Oslo, Friday July 29, 2011. Speaking at the service, Stoltenberg said, "Today it is one week since Norway was hit by evil,". "We have to live with July 22, but together we will make it. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A week later, Norway mourns 76 victims of massacre

OSLO, Norway -- Norway honored the memory of 76 people killed in its worst peacetime massacre, with the prime minister urging the nation on Friday to unite around its core values of democracy and peace.

Norway's Prime minister Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Norway's prime minister struck a defiant tone Wednesday, saying the response to twin attacks that have rocked his country will be "more democracy." (AP Photo/Scanpix, Berit Roald)

Norway PM: Attacks response to be 'more democracy'

OSLO, Norway -- Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg vowed Wednesday that the twin terror attacks that have stunned his country will not intimidate Norway and that his countrymen will fight back with "more democracy."

Flowers and candles were placed outside the Scandinavian and Nordic Embassies' building in Berlin, Germany, Saturday July 23, 2011. A Norwegian is reported to have set off an explosion in Oslo city centre before going on a shooting spree on nearby teenage vacation destination of Utoya island, killing some 91 people, before being detained by police on Saturday July 22. Investigators are still searching the surrounding waters, where people tried to flee from the attack. (Axel Schmidt/Associated Press)

Norway gunman fired for 1.5 hours on island

OSLO, Norway — A gunman who opened fire on an island teeming with young people kept shooting for 1.5 hours before surrendering to a SWAT team, which arrived 40 minutes after they were called, police said Saturday.

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