BBC: Defence witnesses from the far right in Norway have backed Anders Behring Breivik's views on Islam in court on Day 31 of his murder trial.They said Norway was threatened by Muslim immigration, an argument used by Breivik in an attempt to justify massacring 77 people and injuring 242.
Breivik's defence said the extremists' testimony proved he was not insane because others shared his views.
However, the speakers did not condone Breivik's attacks.
Breivik admits bombing government buildings in the capital Oslo before shooting young Labour Party supporters at a camp on the lake island of Utoeya on 22 July.
Norway, a small nation famous for its traditions of political tolerance, was traumatised by the attacks.
The trial is seeking to establish whether the 33-year-old is sane, in which case he will be sent to prison. If not, he will be held in a psychiatric institution.
The court warned on Tuesday it might not be able to deliver its verdict until 20 July or even 24 August, for logistical reasons.
'We're at war'
Arne Tumyr, who heads an organisation called Stop the Islamisation of Norway, described Islam as "a religion of violence, a religion of wars".
His organisation, he said, considered Islam "a threat to Norwegian society and values". » | Tuesday, June 05, 2012
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