OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian cabinet minister will make a symbolic return on Wednesday to her bomb-damaged office as the nation tries to restore some normality after the massacre by a right-winger whose lawyer believes is insane.
Friday's attacks by Anders Behring Breivik killed 76 and traumatized normally peaceful Norway, which has been struggling to come to terms with his cold-blooded shooting of young people and bomb attack in the heart of Oslo's government district.
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Administration and Church Affairs Minister Rigmor Aasrud will be the first cabinet member to return to her normal office after the bomb blew a hole through the prime minister's office and badly damaged other buildings.For the time being, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will work from the defense ministry, which is in another part of the city, and cabinet meetings will be held in a medieval fort near the Oslo waterfront.
It is not clear whether the prime minister's 17-story building will be rebuilt or torn down.
Friday's attacks by Anders Behring Breivik killed 76 and traumatized normally peaceful Norway, which has been struggling to come to terms with his cold-blooded shooting of young people and bomb attack in the heart of Oslo's government district.
Story: Police begin to release IDs of Norway massacre victims
Administration and Church Affairs Minister Rigmor Aasrud will be the first cabinet member to return to her normal office after the bomb blew a hole through the prime minister's office and badly damaged other buildings.For the time being, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will work from the defense ministry, which is in another part of the city, and cabinet meetings will be held in a medieval fort near the Oslo waterfront.
It is not clear whether the prime minister's 17-story building will be rebuilt or torn down.
Also Wednesday, Norwegian police evacuated Oslo's central station after a suspicious suitcase was discovered on a bus. All train and bus services were halted.
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