Anders Behring Breivik (centre), the man behind Norway's July 22 attacks, is escorted by police last week on a return to Utoeya Island, where he killed 69 people. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
Breivik confessed to killing 77 people in the twin attacks, including eight in a bomb attack in Oslo. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
- Second bomb reportedly found at Breivik's farm
- Reportedly weighed between 1000 and 1500kg
- Police confirm they destroyed explosives at farm
THE Norwegian gunman who confessed to twin terror attacks that killed 77 people had prepared a second bomb, bigger than the one that exploded in Oslo's government district, it has been claimed.
Quoting unnamed military sources, public broadcaster NRK said the bomb, discovered at the farm Anders Behring Breivik rented 140 kilometres north of Oslo, weighed between 1000 and 1500 kg.
In comparison, the car bomb he set off outside government offices in Oslo, killing eight people, weighed 950 kg, according to expert estimates.
Norwegian authorities did not respond to requests for comment on the NRK report.
On July 27, police said they had found and destroyed explosives stored at the isolated farm, but did not provide any details on the quantity or what condition they were in when they were discovered.
Breivik, a 32-year-old right-wing extremist who had been planning the attacks for years, had rented the farm several months before the July 22 assaults in Oslo and at a nearby youth camp, officially to grow vegetables but most likely to have a reason to purchase chemical fertiliser without arousing suspicion.
According to police, Breivik has said during interrogations that he had "other targets" in mind that day, and media reports said he planned to attack the royal palace and the Labour Party headquarters.
It comes as a judge denied Breivik's request to wear a formal tailcoat to his next court appearance tomorrow, calling the suggestion "disturbing."
Judge Hugo Abelseth also closed the court for Breivik's appearance, his second since the attacks.
Tomorrow's hearing is to determine if he can remain in solitary confinement after the first four-week period has passed.
After having requested in vain to be allowed to wear a "uniform" to his first court appearance in July, the right-wing extremist had asked to dress in a kind of tailcoat, likely the freemason uniform he can be seen wearing in one of the photographs he posted online before the attacks.
His lawyer, Geir Lippestad, explained that Breivik wished to show his respect for the judicial process, pointing out that, "the tailcoat is one of the most formal attires worn by men."
"In light of the extreme seriousness of the case, such an attire could be disturbing, insulting and provocative," the judge said, stressing that "ordinary, proper clothing is enough to show that he takes the judicial process seriously."
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