Norway holds first camp since massacre

About a thousand youth members of the Norwegian Labour Party have gathered on the island of Utoya for the first time since a 2011 massacre there.

Leader of Labour Youth Organisation (AUF) Mani Hussaini, member of Labour Youth Organisation (AUF) Emilie Bersaas, former Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and Labour Party Member of Parliament Hadia Tajik join others gathered for the opening

Leader of Labour Youth Organisation (AUF) Mani Hussaini, member of Labour Youth Organisation (AUF) Emilie Bersaas, former Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and Labour Party Member of Parliament Hadia Tajik join others gathered for the opening of the summer camp on Utoya Isla (AAP) Source: AAP

Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people in his rampage on July 22, 2011, hunting down participants at a camp of the Labour Party's youth wing on the tiny island in the middle of a lake.

A handful of survivors are among those attending the annual camp over the weekend.


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