Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Norway massacre trial: Breivik says the logical punishment for him would either be the death penalty or acquittal - @AP

National / World News 8:56 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Associated Press

OSLO, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik says the logical punishment for his massacre of 77 people would be either the death penalty or an acquittal.

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures on arrival at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday April 18, 2012. Breivik has five days to explain why he detonated a bomb outside government headquarters in Oslo, killing eight people, then drove to a nearby resort island, where he massacred 69 others at a summer youth camp run by the governing Labor Party. (AP Photo/Lise Aserud/Scanpix Norway/POOL)

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures on arrival at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday April 18, 2012. Breivik has five days to explain why he detonated a bomb outside government headquarters in Oslo, killing eight people, then drove to a nearby resort island, where he massacred 69 others at a summer youth camp run by the governing Labor Party. (AP Photo/Lise Aserud/Scanpix Norway/POOL)

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures between his defence team Vibeke Hein Baera, left, and Odd Ivar Groen, at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday April 18, 2012. Breivik has five days to explain why he detonated a bomb outside government headquarters in Oslo, killing eight people, then drove to a nearby resort island, where he massacred 69 others at a summer youth camp run by the governing Labor Party. (AP Photo/Lise Aserud/Scanpix Norway/POOL)

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik gestures on arrival at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday April 18, 2012. Breivik has five days to explain why he detonated a bomb outside government headquarters in Oslo, killing eight people, then drove to a nearby resort island, where he massacred 69 others at a summer youth camp run by the governing Labor Party. (AP Photo/Lise Aserud/Scanpix Norway/POOL)

Breivik says the maximum prison term in Norway of 21 years is "pathetic."

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April 18, 2012 08:56 AM EDT

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