– It is very strong to go ashore with parents, siblings and grandparents who have lost those they were most fond of. Today is leaden, says former AUF leader anniken huitfeldt.
Every 22 July since the terror stricken, she has chosen to be on Utøya. New this year are new buildings on the island, and a monument erected in memory of the 69 who lost their lives during the attack in 2011.
Summer Camp in August
This year is the first time it will be held summer camp again on the island.
– leaden: – Today is leaden, says former AUF leader anniken huitfeldt. Photo: TV2
– We will never forget them who passed away. It is both an island of friendship, joy and politics, and it should be an island to remember those who died, says Huitfeld.
age of 17, she was on Utøya, for the first time on vacation alone.
– There was a mix of politics and friendship, and I hit those who today are among my best friends. I look forward to a new generation of young people to experience what I experienced then, says Huitfeld, adding:
– The best and the worst experiences of my life, on this island.
– They will not be forgotten
During a memorial ceremony outside government quarter la Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) stressed that on 22 July 2011, where 77 people lost their lives, will forever be a dark day in the history of Norway.
OSLO CATHEDRAL: Jens Stoltenberg and Crown Princess Mette Marit at a memorial service in Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon at 4. year commemoration of 22 July. Photo: Torstein Boe / Scanpix
– They were kids , grandchildren, parents, sisters, brothers, spouses and girlfriends. They were relatives, friends, neighbors and colleagues. Today, four years after, we stand with you who lost the most precious you had. They should not be forgotten, we remember them with love, the Prime Minister said in his speech.
– Strong and brutal exhibition
Wednesday opened 22. Julio center in Oslo. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg think the exhibition can help to combat extreme attitudes.
– There was a strong and brutal exhibition, but also an easy way to convey what happened. Seeing the pictures and names of those who died were severely. It reminds us that July 22 is about the 77 who were killed, he says to NTB .
FOUR YEARS AGO: Former AUF leader Eskil Pedersen after a memorial service in Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday. Photo: Audun Braastad / Scanpix
Did see separate note
I was also impressed to see a note that he wrote on the evening of 22 July, before all the facts about the terrorist attack had come.
– It was a special experience. I have not seen the note before and do not remember that I wrote it. The small tag tells about how complex the situation was the first hours. It was only on the morning of July 23 that we got numbers on how many people had died. It also says something about that it was right not to draw conclusions beforehand, says Stoltenberg.
Utøya 20150722. The memorial ceremony on Utøya on July 22, four years after the terrorist attack in which 69 people were shot and killed. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB scanpix PHOTO: VARFJELL, FREDRIK /
Marking on Utøya
Stoltenberg, Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre, AUF leader Mani Hussaini and former leader Eskil Pedersen was also among those who participated in four anniversary on Utøya.
Hussaini said in his speech to those in attendance that time not heals all wounds, but that today give one another a shoulder to cry on.
– Fire years is little time when so deep wounds to heal, grief for many is as strong and pain as real today as they were four years ago, so it is both so well and so painful to gather here today, said Hussaini in speech .
(TV 2 / NTB)
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