Utøya facts for kids
Utøya
Map of Tyrifjorden, Utøya circled in red
Utøya, pictured in 2011
Utøya is an island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. On 22 July 2011, Utøya was the site of a mass shooting carried out by Anders Behring Breivik. The terrorist attack killed 69 on or near the island.
Images for kids
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The ferry MS Thorbjørn at the arrival pier at Utøya. The nearest white-painted house is one of the original houses on the island.
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The place of memorial is called ["the clearing"] Lysninga; a part of it is ["the ring"] Ringen
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Hegnhuset in 2017
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See also
In Spanish: Utøya para niños
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