## Execution

22 July 2011, around 3:26 P.M. Anders Breivik positioned his delivery van filled with explosives between government buildings in the centre of Oslo. The bomb killed eight people. An hour and a half later he arrived at the island of Utøya. This was the beginning of the deadly end of a long process that had started with alarming behaviour and ended in 77 people being killed.

#### Conclusions

What can we learn from the story of Anders Breivik? This is what the police report says.

- There was probably a long build-up, with indications that he was already actively preparing the attack in 2006 and maybe even as far back as 2002;
- There were no indications of mental illness, such as a depression or schizofrenia;
- There were many other signals, but people in his immediate environment were insufficiently aware of them. The police could have played a preventive role. But the thorough preparation by Breivik meant that he was not on their radar.

The report also points out that the pathway to violence model must be regarded as a snapshot. You cannot use it to predict acts of violence, but only as an aid in analysing a possible threat.