Crown Prince Haakon Remembers Attack Victims at Mosque
On Tuesday, the future King of Norway was at the World Islamic Mission Mosque in Oslo to mourn the victims of the dual terror attacks in Oslo and on Utøya island. Crown Prince Haakon accompanied the Foreign Minister, Bishop Ole Kristian Kvarme and the mayor of the city, Fabian Stang, that night and although he didn’t make any speeches, his presence spoke volumes to those in the packed mosque.
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“76 Lives were lost in this tragic act,” said Imam Najeeb Naz, who had greeted Haakon and the others. “Cynical killings of young people with a future ahead of them. The unthinkable became reality. These lives have been lost in vain. An already good and harmonious Norwegian society, we will do even better.”
“Today, an entire people, across all the lines a modern society: geography, generation, politics, religion – come together. Not to get all the answers, but to draw strength,” said Minister Jonas Gahr Store, who also quoted passages from the Qu’ran.
Store pointed out that Norway was constantly changing and that could not be stopped. He emphasized the country’s stance on democracy and tolerance.
Ironically, the mosque is across the street from the prison where Anders Behring Breivik, the man who committed the dual terror attacks, is being held.
On Friday, the Norwegian Royal Court published on its website the numerous condolences sent to King Harald V from around the world. To read the condolence letters (some in English), click here.
Source: AP
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