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Breivik, who was arrested after the shootings, was described by police
as a gun-loving fundamentalist obsessed with what he saw as the “threat”
of multiculturalism and immigration to Norwegian values. His targets
were theNorwegian government andpolitically active youths—some only
14 years old—and their counselors at an island summer camp sponsored
by Norway's center-left party.
It's true that Norway has a big and growing immigrant community.
More than 11 percent of today's Norwegians are not ethnic Norwegians,
andaquarterofOslo'sresidentsareimmigrants.These“newNorwegians”
have provided a much-needed and generally appreciated labor force,
filling jobs that wealthy Norwegians would rather not do.
But there is some resentment in a country that is disinclined to be a
melting pot. There have been scuffles between Norwegian gangs and im-
