Viljar Robert Christian Hanssen is on Facebook. What I want the most is a completely normal life, he says. Share About Post Author Mark Sabbatini (Editor's note: This article was originally published December 4, 2018. Viljar is shot five times during the attack and survives, but loses vision in his right eye due to a head wound that leaves several bullet fragments implanted near his brain stem. Like I was trying to get him to. Doctors doubted whether he could survive. In total 77 people were killed, and many were teenagers that had come from all over the country to take part in the youth camp. But that doesnt mean you have forgotten about it, you just remember it in a different way., Chkhetiani is from Kutaisi in Georgia and was invited as an international guest by the AUF with her best friend, who was killed in the attack. But she adds, His ideas dont come from nowhere. His reason for defending a mass murderer is the same that's given in the movie, that everyone is entitled to a proper defense to guarantee that justice is rightly carried out. Viljar Hanssen is a survivor of the July 2011 attack at the Utya summer camp in Norway. I tried to distract myself by thinking about things I enjoyed in everyday life. A leaked recording undermines the controversial union figure's contrition outside court after he pleaded guilty to harassing his wife. [16], The film had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2018. Viljar Hanssen just moved into his own man cave. His brother, Torje, celebrated his 18th birthday last week. Viljar Hanssen, Self: Nr livet vnder. Ness was in the caf when she was shot. A couple of the fragments were too close to the brain stem to be safely removed and had to be left in his head. The attacks, the deadliest violence in Norway since the second world war, were carried out by 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik. Breivik was explicit in targeting the Labour party and its youth organisation, claiming they were guilty of encouraging multiculturalism and helping Muslims take over Norway and western Europe. Yes, we have this wound and we have to recover and it will never be as it used to be. Others he shot as they pretended to be dead. He became blind on the right eye and had amputated three fingers. GeoGuessr trailblazer hits the ground running, Holy smoke: the mystical power of palo santo, What a front line rock gig tells us about Ukraine society. He married his second wife, Darla Henrichsen, within a few months of being released, in 1963. Viljar Hanssen, 27, was a high school student in Longyearbyen when he became one of the most recognizable survivors of the July 22, 2011, massacre at Utya. Early in the movie, a security guard walks out to check on a white van parked outside the government building that houses the prime minister's office. It is of course him. 20:59 GMT 27 Apr 2013. When they learn of the bombing, one student, Viljar Hanssen, calls his parents to make sure they are unhurt. Whether I was hit when I was jumpinghereor when I landed, I dont know, but I ended up down there and my brother was close by. He was later picked up by a boat. of victim Viljar Hanssen instead. If they ever shift, he could die. They were witnesses to one of the most shocking mass killings the world has seen. When they accused us of playing the so-called Utoya card, it is difficult to have a political debate on the causes of extremist thought, she says. She said: 'I bear my scars with dignity, because I got them standing for something I believe in.'. "I always knew that darkness is life-giving," he says. After two hours and five minutes, the police blasted through the windows and rescued him. But their response was chaotic and plagued by mistakes. And then theres my fingers here, you cant miss that, I was shot in the hand, and then it was my shoulder, all this up here was pulverized. You are going to die today, Marxists, he reportedly yelled. Robert Philip Hanssen (born April 18, 1944) is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. Viljar: I lost track of him. As shock and confusion gripped Oslo, Breivik drove 40km north-west out of the capital to the small island of Utoya in Tyrifjorden lake. Many had at first assumed the attacks were perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists. He became blind in the right eye and had three fingers amputated Adrian Pracon, 21, was. When his brother was shot, Torje started to swim, but was forced to dive under the water after coming under a hail of bullets. Estonian born Viljar Puu Weimann is currently Music Director/Conductor of the Shoals Symphony at UNA in Florence, AL (USA), where he also holds the position of strings professor. But it was most scathing about the police, arguing that they could have prevented the bombing and arrested Breivik earlier in the day. Viljar woke from a coma six days later. As they tried to escape in a rowing boat, they were shot at 200 meters from shore but fortunately not one of them was hurt. After she was shot, she ran out and yelled: 'I've been shot! She was carried into the woods by seven other young people who took care of her. As she was lying the furthest out of the cave, she was shot in her stomach, arm, right knee and right armpit. [19] The film was released on 10 October 2018 on Netflix and in select theaters. Marius Hoft, 18, from Hamar, hid on a rock shelf to avoid the shooting. She adds that the original proposal was potent for how it captured suffering. For Anzor Djoukaev, 17, from Lillestrom, however it wasn't just the horror of the massacre he was forced to contend with. Now we need to discuss what was behind the attack.. I didnt see him again after that, and that was the worst bit for me. July 22, it didnt even change Norway, she says. He survived by laying lifeless by the shore pretending to be dead. But these moving images offer an exclusive look at how the survivors of the Anders Behring Breivik massacre have rebuilt their lives. The film follows the life of Viljar Hanssen after he has been shot multiple times, awoken from his coma, and crippled for life by Anders Behring Brevik. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. She survived by laying completely still and pretending to be dead. By the time police reached Breivik, he had killed 69 people on Utoya. It is a great responsibility for a young person. It was the attack the country could never forget, yet it seems people have or at least the lessons they should have learned. In real life, individuals who perceived Lippestad as a Nazi sympathizer also painted a swastika on his house. A striking memorial at Utoya, featuring a section of rock removed from the island to create a symbolic gash on the landscape, was abandoned in 2017 after public outcry. [21], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81%, based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. vg.no Amerikansk hyesterett fjerner retten til selvbestemt abort p nasjonalt niv "We obviously didn't shoot on the island itself, though the island that we shot on looks identical," said director Paul Greengrass. He never said it in real life and it does not appear in the transcript of Viljar's testimony from the Breivik trial. Terrorist Anders Breivik fired at them from above, hitting Viljar five times, striking his left hand, thigh, left shoulder and head. But then we forgot and moved on. When depicted, Breivik is sometimes described in a way that paints him as inhuman or a psychopath. He suffered near-fatal injuries after being shot five times, ultimately losing an eye and suffering severe impairment of his motor functions. Borgar Brattas, 17, was hiding with another girl under a skate ramp through the entire massacre. Two hours later he was helped out by the police. His friend helped him swim away from the pump house and he was later picked up by a boat. The first years after Utoya I was scared for my life, she says. Breivik claims he is the leader of a white nationalist group called the Knights Templar and that more attacks will happen on his signal. Not on Svalbard and maybe not in Tromso, but I find it unpleasant being in Oslo. Security has been tightened around government buildings and parliament, but she argues little else is different. In real life, heavily armed police came upon him in the woods. Last August, he was sent to Ila Prison near Oslo for pre-meditated murder and terrorism to serve a 21-year sentence, which can be extended if he is considered to remain a threat. Hale wrote the book that inspired The Frozen Ground, a movie based on Robert Hansen. Ten years ago, as news of the bombing began circulating, initial speculation centred on Islamist terrorism. Tore Sinding Bekkedal, 24, hid in the bathroom of the cafe building. Eirik Hoie Mortensen, 17, from Haugesund, hid by the shore where he swam out to save a friend from drowning. I remember Simon Saebo was lying there, but I didnt know then that he was dead. He then made his way to a summer camp for Labour Youth members on Utoya, where he roamed the island with a gun, mowing down 69 and leaving more than 100 injured. Alexander Sandberg, 16, from Levanger, hid under a sofa in the school house. For me, dying wasnt an option and that was smart. Hanne Linaker, 18, Iril Myrvang Gjorv, 17, and Ane Kollen Evenmo, 17, were among a group of five friends who travelled to the island from the arctic town of Bardu. He endorsed the comments of an AUF member who had said, If one man can create that much hate, you can only imagine how much love we as a togetherness can create.. Some feel that while Norway handled the immediate aftermath well, it has struggled recently. . A relief in a way that at least now I don't have to look at him," he says in the film, nodding toward Anders Breivik. See All. . Yes. He must have come back again, I think, without me realizing. Remember that there is not one way to deal with trauma, and that you should not have a bad conscience if you feel happy. Tuva Elise Bo, 17, from Skjetten hid in the woods with her friend. Your openness and your commitment, like everyone elses, count in the fight to prevent something similar from happening., Since then, Labour and AUF officials have argued more and more that Breiviks ideas did not grow in a vacuum. Adrian Pracon, 21, managed to survive in this way after he was shot in the shoulder. In his mind, Viljar reasoned that "death was not an option." He also revealed that he didnt use the Norwegian language for the film, because he didnt speak Norwegian, so he looked for actors who can speak English. Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang was awarded the L'Iris d'Or and named Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards in London on Thursday for her portraits of the survivors, winning almost 17,000 ($25,000) in prize money. Even if you believe that none of this is going to happen., While trying to protect younger campers, Kjaer was shot in the stomach, arm, right knee and armpit. Seierstad says she believes there is a link between Progress and [Breivik]. A mernylet idejn 18 ves fi egy a fvrostl tbb mint 2000 km-re fekv, apr teleplsrl rkezett ccsvel egytt a tborba. Where do you put the blame? Viljar: Quite a challenge, all the anxiety and nerves. Lippestad is morally conscientious of his client and professionally bonded by his ethics as a lawyer. Among the survivors is 17-year-old Cecilie Herlovsen, from Sarpsborg, who hid at the south end of the island with her best friend Andrine. The bangs were getting nearer and in the end they were really, really close. I remember talking to Simon Saebo. Viljar was at the camp with two close friends. It changed American society. Doctors doubted whether he could survive. [15] Greengrass revealed that he used Norwegian actors and crew for the film, because he considered that the film should be identified like a Norwegian film. He leaves the van outside the office of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Lara had been in the camp's shower block when the attack began and she managed to run and hide. cookies You will realise that what happened was not a natural disaster, but a hateful act. I tried to get up several times, I was a bit sort of Bambi on the ice, you know, and I called out to my brother. It was at that point that Norway police took him into custody. She says her research shows that Progress stopped talking to the future murderer not because he was too extreme but because he was stupid. Viljar: Yes. In the movie, filmmakers . I want to experience life for what its worth., You will reach further than it might feel like right now. His main goal was to protect his younger brother, Torje, but they weren't quite out of the view of the man who was trying to kill them. Engh: And the shot in the head, how has it affected you since? Well send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Norway news every morning. 20 minutes later he made a second call, telling the operator: "I completed my operation so I want to surrender." Hanssen was shot by Breivik. 10 vuotta sitten Viljar Hanssen joutui Utyan terrori-iskun uhriksi ja eli kuoleman partaalla kaksi vuotta. Posts Tagged We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Siv Jensen, then Progress party leader, used the phrase sneak Islamisation in 2009 to describe the situation in Norway. Role: Right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a 2011 bombing and shooting spree in Norway. [20] It was originally scheduled to be released on 2 November 2018, under the title Norway. With the support of his mother, and another survivor of the attack on Utya, he appears in court as a witness and delivers an account of the massacre. These photos from the One Day in History series reveal how some of the survivors are coping today, less than two years after the incident. As a person who has been shot four times, she says, I am doing very well. But as for my brain and that, Ive still got my wits about me. When he was about 60 metres from the shore, he had to dive to escape the bullets. Good things are waiting for you in the future.. The film somewhat erroneously depicts terrorist Anders Breivik being sentenced to indefinite imprisonment. Then I heard this crazy whistling sound in my right ear and I found myself by the edge of the water. 22. jul. Owned a bar and restaurant in Oslo. There have been some moments of true desperation during our 13-year history. I. I have a fragment of his bullet lodged in my brain that could kill me at any time. Movie: 22 July. SEVERANCE CHECK: Mysterious Atlantic cable cuts linked to Russian fishing vessels did they damage Svalbards? "[22] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". I looked at my fingers and saw they were only hanging on by scraps of skin. No. Offen www.instagram.com in einem neuen Tab zu gehen Viljar Hanssen 's offizielle Website. "I'm blind in one eye, but that's a relief. Lara Rashid, who survived the Utya attack told Aftonbladet, I want to be able to say that the 22 of July taught us much as a society. . Seierstad compares such internet trolling with the denial by some that the Sandy Hook school shootings in the US ever took place. Breivik finds the group and starts shooting. No. Viljar verlever trots sina skador och tas till sjukhus dr han fr intensivvrd fr att ta bort kulfragment frn hans hjrna. Only the three of them returned. She was hit in the left arm. One of them is Viljar Hanssen who told the newspaper Expressen that by describing the event as a tragedy and accident, Norway has not dealt with the political thoughts that motivated the attack. Hanssen was the youngest person to attend the camp. -Telegraph, Yes, but the movie leaves out the fact that Breivik called the police at least twice from the island, telling them he wanted to surrender. He swam away from the island and was rescued by a boat. "Je to praktick, protoe teba tmhle nevidm," prohlsil Hanssen v ter ped soudem a ukzal s smvem na vraha. . The camp director transports him to the island by boat. When his near hour-long shooting spree came to an end, he had taken the lives of 69 people on the island and injured approximately 110, 55 of them seriously. At Least 15 Killed in Southwestern Niger During Friday Prayer, Poland Sends 900 Soldiers To Its Border With Belarus, The Importance Of Cybersecurity Highlighted In Recent Cyber-Attack On VMware Systems, First Inmates Transferred To El Salvadors New Mega Prison Amid Controversial Gang Crackdown. But then I decided the best thing was just to lie down in the fetal position somewhere. Jon Vegard Lervag, 32, Oslo. "I have been obsessed with pain and death, the fact that. As the anniversary approaches, discussing the attacks legacy has become more natural. December 18, 2001 / 9:30 AM / CBS. He then turned his attention to shooting the summer camp participants, first signaling to them to gather around him and then pulling weapons from his bag and opening fire, killing numerous people. But I sometimes feel that July 22 has given me earnestness and depth. One of them is Viljar Hanssen who told the newspaper Expressen that by describing the event as a tragedy and accident, Norway has not dealt with the political thoughts that motivated the attack. I have been obsessed with pain and death, the fact that one can die at any time. We could not imagine something so horrible could happen in our peaceful little country., Seierstad, best known for her books chronicling everyday life in war zones including Kabul and Baghdad, says that the impact of July 22 was different from 9/11. Viljar Hanssen - The Irish Times Viljar Hanssen Video Killer Anders Behring Breivik to sue Norway over treatment Man who murdered 77 people has been held in isolation for five years News. Norways head of police, who had been best man at Stoltenbergs wedding, was forced to resign. Viljar was elected to the council in Svalbard in autumn 2011. "We met with a glass wall between us, so it was not possible to take each other in hand. Andrine died. . But Breivik left Progress well before the attacks, and Labour officials have resolutely refused to pin any blame on the party itself. Engh: And you only found out later that he was dead? It was a right-wing extremist, Anders Behring Breivik, that committed the atrocity. The real Lara Rachid was a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee whose family had fled from the war in Iraq when she was very young. A national commission revealed serious shortfalls with Norways emergency preparedness. I remember asking if theyd seen a small, red-haired boy. But is it also a bit us? Open up about your feelings to those closest to you. . Readers who would like a more complete story of Viljar's life before and after Utoya, can find it in Seierstad's book, which gives special attention to the lives of some of Breivik's victims. Our response is more democracy, more openness and more humanity, he said. They come from somewhere. A colleague described his death as "a great loss". As the leader, it was my job to give other people hope. Now comes the . I was conscious the whole time. Posts Videos Tagged. Her sons, Viljar Robert Christian Hanssen (born August 4, 1993) and Torje Hanssen (born July 14, 1997), were on the island of Utya during the 22nd of July 2011 Norway attacks. Most workers were on holiday, but eight people died in the bombing. Browse 19 viljar hanssen stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Since then, he has been kept in isolation, receiving only visits from a chaplain and, before her death, his mother. The children flee as Breivik opens fire, murdering dozens. His older brother Khalid survived but his younger brother Isma was killed. Browse 19 viljar hanssen stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. According to Agence France Presse, Breivik's prison quarters are made up of three personal cells: one for living, one for exercise, and one for studying, plus a bathroom. He lost his best friend, he lost an eye, he suffered brain damage, and he lost his ability to ski, snowmobile and engage in many of the other activities he enjoyed in his native Troms County, in northern Norway. Troms, Norway kommunestyrerepresentant at Troms kommune October 2019 - Present Representant i kommune- og byutviklingsutvalget og nestleder i likestillingsutvalget. They put rocks on top of the gunshot wounds to stop the bleeding, and laid close to her to keep her warm. But in the whole, Norway has done the right things, she says, pointing to the governments response and the openness of the trial, which acted as both catharsis and a fact-finding mission. The physical and mental scars may get more distant every year, but for two Longyearbyen families victimized by Norways deadliest terrorist attackthe pleasto never forget continue to grow as they seethe fear and hatred that traumatized their lives expanding in aglobal community struggling due to suffering and change. Can you visit Utya? I was in the middle of this extreme chaos, says Andrea Gjestvang, a photographer and VG picture editor. He hid with his brother Viljar and others. 'In the period after Utoya I had a really hard time sleeping. In 2019, Philip Manshaus, a 21-year-old Norwegian, shot his stepsister to death and then opened fire in an Islamic centre near Oslo (fortunately no one at the mosque was killed). I think I just didnt want to take it in . Overlevede Utya: Nogle sr heler aldrig. The country has had a centre-right coalition for the past eight years, including Progress for more than six years. . I had to cancel my place at an AUF event because I got too scared to go. I remember it vividly, lying there, that . He suffered near-fatal injuries after being shot five times, ultimately losing an eye and suffering severe impairment of his motor functions. He was initially diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic, before a second evaluation judged he suffered from narcissistic personality disorder. We were like a failed state that day, she says. Osmnctilet Viljar Hanssen peil tyi steln rny a strvil pt dn v kmatu. The Labour party has betrayed the country and the people, Breivik said during his first court appearance according to the judge. Its hard. Everything you do from now on will be a personal achievement; to pass the exam, get your drivers licence, buy an apartment and be in a long-term relationship. Even though I am strong, it is still difficult to survive everyday., Dont just look at the dark side, but continue the process that you have begun. When you get the terrorist attack more at a distance, you will get annoyed with little things in the same way as you did before. Many Norwegians try to block out the memory of the attacks and some, wishing to deny him infamy, refuse to refer to Breivik by name, calling him just the terrorist. Jensen wrote in The Wall Street Journal in 2011 that Progress was embarrassed, disgusted and truly sad Breivik was once a member. Viljar Hanssen, then 17, lay defenceless on the ground as he was blasted in the head during the 2011 island killing spree that left 77 dead, but despite the fragment of ammunition that could. -The Guardian. He wasn't allowed to call his family and friends to let them know he was alive. We use Viljar Hanssen oli Utyan saarella, kun Anders Behring Breivik hykksi sinne ja verilyly alkoi. It is painful. But a side effect, she feels, is that the AUF and Labour party were often not acknowledged as victims. . Robert Hansen was actually married twice. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Viljar: I was hit in the thigh, just a slight graze. The injury to his skull means that falling and bumping his head could be fatal. A space object that may or may not be the Death Star or some other alien craft cast a light ray on Longyearbyen last week (see photo above). It was strange being shot, it didnt hurtit was just unpleasant. On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik dresses in a police uniform, loads a van with home-made explosives, and drives to Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter in Oslo, Norway. The attack echoed through much of the country. A number of the survivors were able to hide throughout the entire massacre. Best friends Victoria Froyd, 18, from Drammen, and Sofie Caroline Nilsen, 17, from Tonsberg, also hid in the school building until the massacre was over. The whole building was shaking. After the bomb went off in the capital, when it was still unknown who did it, people who were presumed to be immigrants were attacked. He hung up on the first emergency operator after being pressured to give them his mobile number. Na lev ruce mu lkai amputovali nkolik prst a na jedno oko oslepl. I curled myself round a rock on the shoreline and stayed there. [17] The film was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2018,[18] it also had a special presentation in Scandinavian theaters on 4 October 2018. And are things going to continue that way? For more about our endless efforts to pursue the truth about whats out there check out our otherworldy coverage. Torje Hanssen, 14, from Svalbard, was the youngest who attended AUF's summer camp in 2011. By the end of the day, 77 people had been murdered. -Telegraph, The real 2011 terrorist attack on Utya island lasted approximately 72 minutes, while the attack in the movie feels like it is over rather quickly. The 10th anniversary has refocused attention on the place of the tragedy in the national consciousness. Breaking her five-month silence, the wife of FBI spy Robert Philip Hanssen said Thursday that she deeply regrets the damage her husband . Follow. . Viljar: I lost this eye, but thats useful: it means I dont have to look over there. She was shot in the shoulder, chin and arm, which was later amputated. Being here now. In researching the. Photojournalist Andrea Gjestvang has been following the lives of July 22 victims, making portraits and interviewing many of them over the past 10 years. apparently because his second wife was a Throckmorton, of those Baronets. She says the party never truly acknowledged its ties to Breivik and that we as a society have never made them. Ina Libak, 21, from Borum hid behind the piano in the cafe building. Breivik first car-bombed a government building in Oslo, leaving eight dead and more than 200 injured. At one point, heavily armed police tried to use a boat that was too small to reach the island and had to turn back because it started to sink. He has been a symbol for the strenght of the survivors . Some of the survivors face online hate, receiving comments such as you should have been shot. In July 2011, Breivik gunned down 69 people, most of them teenagers, at a Labour Party youth camp on the island of Utoya, shortly after he killed eight people in a bombing outside a government. 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