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On 22 July 2011 a far-right extremist, Anders Breivik, set off a car bomb outside government offices in Oslo, and two hours later, attacked a summer camp for young political activists on Utøya island.
Seventy seven people were killed that day - the majority on the island.
Lisa Husby was 19 years old at the time and one of the youth camp s leaders.
Ten years on, she reflects on her narrow escape from the gunman and how events that day shaped her life.
to define the rest of my life, and to define me as a victim for the rest of my life. lisa husby. hungary s prime minister, viktor orban has announced that his government will hold a referendum on controversial legislation that limits schools, teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues. the european commission has launched legal action against hungary over the law, which came into force earlier this month. the law triggered protests like this one in, budapest. the new rules were originally intended to increase punishment for convicted paedophiles. an amendment, passed by parliament last month, added a ban on the portrayal or promotion of homosexuality among under 18s. it outlaws discussing lgbtq issues in schools, even during six education classes. even during sex education classes. critics say it equates homosexuality and paedophilia. the president of the eu commission, ursula von der leyen, called the law a disgrace, saying.
it s been ten years since the deadly terrorist attacks by far right extremist anders breivik in norway killed 77 people, mostly teenagers. the attacks took place in oslo and at a summer camp for young political activists on utoya island some 40 killometres political activists on utoya island some 40 kilometres aways from the capital. to mark the day, a ceremony has taken place in oslo. lisa husby, who was 19 years old at the time and one of the camp s leaders, told the bbc s witness history programme about her memories of that day and how it still impacts her life a decade later. 50-50 that 50 50 that they, either you found a good hiding spot or did not. everything was random that they and thatis everything was random that they and that is very hard to fathom. you just realised that you got lucky. a bomb attack on the heart of norway s government, all government ministers seem to be safe but at least two dead, some reported trapped.
translation: the taper ofjuly 22 was an attack on our democracy. it was a politically motivated terroristic attack against the labour party, the year chris with week, and their readers. it was more than one political movement that was affected, an entire country was hit on the ground. doorway was changed by an expense that still hurts. norway has changed. the majority of victims that day were young people attending a labour party youth camp on utoya island. a wreath laying ceremony was also held there with politicians, survivors and relatives of the victims paying tribute. lisa husby was 19 years old at the time of the attack and one of the camp s leaders. she told the bbc s witness history programme about her experience that day. the first time i realised that something was wrong on the island is just after five o clock, that afternoon, we could hear what we thought were firecrackers. but before we could do anything,
dc, thank you very much for speaking to us. it s been ten years since the deadly terrorist attacks by far right extremist anders breivik an act of mass murder in which he killed 77 people, most of them teenagers. the attacks took place first in oslo and then at a summer camp for young political activists on utoya island, some a0 kilometres from the capital. a ceremony took place in oslo outside what was once the prime minister s office still empty a decade on because of disagreements over how it should be re built. still still empty after a then the nation s political leaders travelled to utoya island for a memorial event, attended by families of the dead and by those who escaped the carnage. lisa husby, who was 19 years old at the time and one of the camp s leaders has been telling the bbc s witness history programme about her memories of that day and the impact it still has on her life to this day. it was 50 50 that day either you found a good hiding spot or you didn t.