Breivik claims link to 80 cells

Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to the bomb and shooting attacks that killed 77 people in Norway in July, says there are up to 80 cells in Europe with militant anti-Islamic ideals like his own.

Norwegian police previously revealed Breivik had said there were two or three cells in Norway, apart from himself, and “several” elsewhere in Europe

“It’s more like three in Norway and 80 around Europe,” police prosecutor Christian Hatlo said, adding that Breivik first made this claim after his arrest on 22 July. He said police had played down his claims to avoid causing panic. Spokesman Roar Hansen added: “The number I now have is between 60 and 80 [cells]. But I don’t think they [investigators] trust what he is saying.”