Breaking News;Terror of Norway Attack claims

The suspect in the worst attack in Norway since World War II has acknowledged carrying out the attacks and defended them as necessary to combat the "colonization" of Norway by Muslims, a judge said Monday.
He also claimed that he worked with two other cells to carry out the attacks, Judge Kim Heger said. Other court officials said they could not confirm the existence of the cells and referred questions to the police.

Heger ordered the suspect to remain in custody for at least eight weeks, until his next scheduled court appearance, as authorities continue to investigate a bombing in Oslo and an attack at a nearby island that together killed dozens of people.

The suspect will be held in isolation because of the possibility of tampering with evidence, Heger said.

Police have identified the suspect as Anders Behring Breivik, 32, a suspected right-wing Christian extremist who appears to have written a 1,500-page manifesto ranting against Muslims and laying out meticulous plans to prepare for the attacks without being detected.

The suspect acknowledges carrying out the attacks, the judge said, but said the attacks were necessary in light of the "treason" of the victims in promoting multiculturalism.

The judge spoke to news reporters after a hearing that was closed to the public.

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