Anders Behring Breivik, Norway Mass Killer, Trial Begins

Anders Behring Breivik

OSLO, Norway — A prosecutor says a Knights Templar network – claimed by a right-wing fanatic who has confessed to killing 77 people in a bomb-and-shooting massacre – does not exist.

Anders Behring Breivik, who admitted to killing 77 people in Norway has pleaded not guilty in court to terror and murder charges saying he was acting in self-defense.

He had told investigators he is a resistance fighter in a far-right militant group modeled after the Knights Templar – a Western Christian order that fought during the crusades – but police have found no trace of the organization and say he acted alone.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

OSLO, Norway (AP) – The right-wing fanatic who admitted to killing 77 people in Norway has pleaded not guilty in court to terror and murder charges saying he was acting in self-defense.

After rejecting the court’s authority, Anders Behring Breivik said Monday that he admits to the bombing in Oslo and a shooting massacre on Utoya island outside the capital on July 22.

Breivik told the court: “I admit to the acts, but not criminal guilt.”

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