The manifesto that the presumed New Zealand shooter published is shorter and 'more sloppy' than the one written by a Norwegian right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, but expresses similar sentiments, a Swedish terror expert said Friday.
Last Updated Friday, March 15, 2019 7:49AM EDT
Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defence College says the shooter is against mass immigration and "has to some extend the same themes as Breivik," who posted his 1,500-page manifesto online before carrying out his deadly attacks. On July 22, 2011, Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and then opened fire at an island summer camp run by the left-wing Labor Party's youth wing, killing 69. He is serving a 21-year prison sentence.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that the shooter's manifesto "unfortunately gives associations to a situation in Norway" that she described as "one of the worst in our time."
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