Oslo, Norway: The man who confessed to a bombing and youth camp shooting spree in Norway faces his second interrogation since the massacre on Friday, as the nation mourns the 76 victims in memorial services marking a week since the attacks.
Norwegian news agency NTB said Anders Behring Breivik was picked up at a jail and transported to police headquarters in Oslo for a second session of questioning.
Investigators believe the 32-year-old acted alone, after years of meticulous planning, and haven't found anything to support his claims that he's part of an anti-Muslim militant network plotting a series of coups d'etat across Europe.
Breivik was questioned for seven hours Saturday, the day after the twin attacks targeting the government district of Oslo and a youth camp of the prime minister's left-leaning Labor Party on an island northwest of the capital.
He admitted to carrying out the attacks but has pleaded not guilty to terror charges, saying he's in a state of war, according to his lawyer and police.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was scheduled to attend two memorial services Friday, one hosted by the Labor Party and the other held in a mosque in an immigrant district of Oslo.
Stoltenberg has urged the increasingly diverse Nordic nation to show unity in the face of its deadliest assault during peacetime.
Police have charged Breivik with terrorism, which carries a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. However, it's possible the charge will change during the investigation to crimes against humanity, which carries a 30-year prison term, Norway's top prosecutor Tor-Aksel Busch told The Associated Press.
"Such charges will be considered when the entire police investigation has been finalized," he said. "It is an extensive investigation. We will charge Breivik for each individual killing."
A formal indictment isn't expected until next year, Busch said.
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