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Survivor of Norway Gun Massacre Running for Parliament
Vegard Grøslie Wennesland survived the horrific attack by Anders Breivik. Wennesland is now running for parliament. Anchor Marco Werman speaks him to about his reasons for running for government.
Vegard Grøslie Wennesland is running for the parliament in the upcoming elections in Norway. (Photo: Arbeiderpartiet/Flickr)
Anders Breivik set out to kill young, politically-minded people who supported a multicultural Norway.
He carried out a mass shooting at a Labour Party youth camp on the Island of Utøya. One of the survivors of that attack was Vegard Grøslie Wennesland. He is now running for parliament in next week’s national elections.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks to Wennesland about his reasons for running for government.