OSLO (AFP) – Norway observed a minute's silence on Monday as the country paid solemn tribute to the victims of last week's twin bomb and shooting attacks that left 93 dead.
Thousands of people bowed their heads in silence outside Oslo's main university at a ceremony led by Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and King Harald V who then signed a book of condolences inside.
"To remember the victims who died at the goverment's headquarters and on the island of Utoeya, I declare a minute of silence," said Stotenberg.
From the stock market to the country's airports and train stations, Norway came to a halt to mark the nation's deadliest tragedy since World War II.
The 32-year-old suspect, Anders Behring Breivik, will make his first appearance in a downtown court in a closed-door hearing around 1:00 pm (1100 GMT), for arraignment over Friday's car bombing and mass shooting that he said he had planned over a long time and executed single-handedly.
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