The Christian fundamentalist was chased by an armed SWAT team for half a mile across the tiny island before they eventually cornered him at a remote spot near the shore.
As officers prepared to open fire on the 32-year-old he calmly stopped, held up his hands and gave himself up.
The capture came shortly after 6pm – two-and-a-half hours after his killing spree had begun when he planted a deadly car bomb in Oslo city centre.
Yesterday, describing the moment the massacre was brought to an end, Norway’s police chief Bjorn Eric Jacobsson said: “He did not panic. He just surrendered and police arrested him.
“He only had one gun that was an automatic weapon and we believe he run out of bullets. He was taken away immediately by officers.”
Breivik is thought to have spent months making the bomb, which exploded just after 3.30pm on Friday at Oslo’s Government building – killing seven people and injuring dozens. He was seen nearby as the bomb went off.
As emergency services scrambled to the scene, Breivik is believed to have calmly changed into a police uniform he had bought online. He then boarded a ferry for the 20-minute crossing to Utoya Island, arriving around 4.30pm.
He said he was there to help protect the students camping on the island. Dressed as a police officer he walked around talking and smiling at the hundreds of youngsters enjoying a political rally there.
He beckoned groups of people over towards him before pulling out a gun and opening fire, shooting people at random.
As terrified campers dived into bushes and hid under beds, Breivik remained composed, reloading his gun to shoot more people dead.
Some tried to dive into the water and swim to safety – but were shot as they tried to escape.
And if anyone “played dead” Breivik stood over them, shooting them several times to make sure they had been killed. The bloodbath went on for more than an hour and a half.
Disturbing reports in Norway last night suggested Breivik spoke into a headpiece as he carried out the killings. It has raised fears he was recording the carnage as some kind of macabre souvenir.
Yesterday other chilling details emerged about Breivik – a right-wing loner who lived with his mother and had been plotting his killing spree for two years.
The blue-eyed blond portrayed himself as a successful entrepreneur who made a million by the age of 24 from a fruit-and-veg business. But behind the boyish good looks was a Nazi sympathiser who admired extremist groups – including the English Defence League and the British National Party.
He has a lust for violent films and computer games and holds a licence for three guns. His Facebook page says he loves bodybuilding and Call Of Duty – where players can shoot people on an island. And he says his top TV show is US-drama Dexter – in which a police officer turns into a serial killer.
He lists his favourite films as Gladiator and 300, where a small band of soldiers fight to the last man against an army of one million. Police believe this love of violence inspired Breivik’s massacre on Friday.
Breivik was a straight-A student at school and went to Oslo Commerce School – an institution devoted to business and management. He launched his own firm, Breivik Geofarm, 10 years ago and claimed to have become a millionaire within two years.
Until recently his main home was a flat in a wealthy suburb of Oslo, but months ago he switched to a remote farmhouse outside the capital, where he lived with his mum.
Detectives believe it was from this farmhouse that he stockpiled the supplies for his killing spree. On May 4 he ordered six tonnes of fertiliser – the likely ingredient for the bomb that ripped through the Government district in Oslo.
Piles of the fertiliser were yesterday neatly stacked at the bottom of his garden in large white sacks and were being searched by forensic officers. They were also inspecting the flat and neatly kept farmhouse in a hunt for clues.
And as detectives questioned Breivik over the bloodbath, details emerged about the suspect’s right-wing political background – with one friend even likening him to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Breivik was a member of Norway’s right-wing Progress party from 1999 to 2006 – but quit because he thought the group was not being radical enough in its policies.
His own political rants, many posted online, may provide clues as to why his attacks targeted Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg – leader of the country’s Labour Party.
Breivik is believed to have turned to right-wing extremism in his late 20s after serving in the military as part of his national service.
He describes himself as a Christian and a Conservative on his Facebook profile – and also claims that he is a fan of Winston Churchill.
In many messages he criticises immigrants and Norwegian politicians who sympathise with them. An extensive blogger, Breivik regularly writes about far-right political parties including the English Defence League.
He also admits to being a fan of BNP leader Nick Griffin.
Yesterday Norwegian police chief Sveinung Sponheim, who is leading the investigation into the massacre, said the rants give a clear indication of his evil.
“His internet postings on several forums suggest he has political traits directed towards the right – and anti-Muslim views,” he said.
A friend who attended Progress Party rallies with Breivik said he reminded him of Hitler. “He was shy and not particularly active in the party,” the friend said.
“He didn’t attend any events apart from the annual national conference where he was very studious and would sit back and listen rather than join in. ”
Last night Ove Vanebo, youth leader of the Progress Party, said: “We did not think he was capable of something like that.
“He was apparently a quiet and modest man.”
Breivik’s one-man killing rampage on Utoya island only ended when he ran out of bullets – forcing him to surrender to police.
The Christian fundamentalist was chased by an armed SWAT team for half a mile across the tiny island before they eventually cornered him at a remote spot near the shore.
As officers prepared to open fire on the 32-year-old he calmly stopped, held up his hands and gave himself up.
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Yesterday, describing the moment the massacre was brought to an end, Norway’s police chief Bjorn Eric Jacobsson said: “He did not panic. He just surrendered and police arrested him.
“He only had one gun that was an automatic weapon and we believe he run out of bullets. He was taken away immediately by officers.”
Breivik is thought to have spent months making the bomb, which exploded just after 3.30pm on Friday at Oslo’s Government building – killing seven people and injuring dozens. He was seen nearby as the bomb went off.
As emergency services scrambled to the scene, Breivik is believed to have calmly changed into a police uniform he had bought online. He then boarded a ferry for the 20-minute crossing to Utoya Island, arriving around 4.30pm.
He said he was there to help protect the students camping on the island. Dressed as a police officer he walked around talking and smiling at the hundreds of youngsters enjoying a political rally there.
He beckoned groups of people over towards him before pulling out a gun and opening fire, shooting people at random.
As terrified campers dived into bushes and hid under beds, Breivik remained composed, reloading his gun to shoot more people dead.
Some tried to dive into the water and swim to safety – but were shot as they tried to escape.
And if anyone “played dead” Breivik stood over them, shooting them several times to make sure they had been killed. The bloodbath went on for more than an hour and a half.
Disturbing reports in Norway last night suggested Breivik spoke into a headpiece as he carried out the killings. It has raised fears he was recording the carnage as some kind of macabre souvenir.
Yesterday other chilling details emerged about Breivik – a right-wing loner who lived with his mother and had been plotting his killing spree for two years.
The blue-eyed blond portrayed himself as a successful entrepreneur who made a million by the age of 24 from a fruit-and-veg business. But behind the boyish good looks was a Nazi sympathiser who admired extremist groups – including the English Defence League and the British National Party.
He has a lust for violent films and computer games and holds a licence for three guns. His Facebook page says he loves bodybuilding and Call Of Duty – where players can shoot people on an island. And he says his top TV show is US-drama Dexter – in which a police officer turns into a serial killer.
He lists his favourite films as Gladiator and 300, where a small band of soldiers fight to the last man against an army of one million. Police believe this love of violence inspired Breivik’s massacre on Friday.
Breivik was a straight-A student at school and went to Oslo Commerce School – an institution devoted to business and management. He launched his own firm, Breivik Geofarm, 10 years ago and claimed to have become a millionaire within two years.
Until recently his main home was a flat in a wealthy suburb of Oslo, but months ago he switched to a remote farmhouse outside the capital, where he lived with his mum.
Detectives believe it was from this farmhouse that he stockpiled the supplies for his killing spree. On May 4 he ordered six tonnes of fertiliser – the likely ingredient for the bomb that ripped through the Government district in Oslo.
Piles of the fertiliser were yesterday neatly stacked at the bottom of his garden in large white sacks and were being searched by forensic officers. They were also inspecting the flat and neatly kept farmhouse in a hunt for clues.
And as detectives questioned Breivik over the bloodbath, details emerged about the suspect’s right-wing political background – with one friend even likening him to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Breivik was a member of Norway’s right-wing Progress party from 1999 to 2006 – but quit because he thought the group was not being radical enough in its policies.
His own political rants, many posted online, may provide clues as to why his attacks targeted Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg – leader of the country’s Labour Party.
Breivik is believed to have turned to right-wing extremism in his late 20s after serving in the military as part of his national service.
He describes himself as a Christian and a Conservative on his Facebook profile – and also claims that he is a fan of Winston Churchill.
In many messages he criticises immigrants and Norwegian politicians who sympathise with them. An extensive blogger, Breivik regularly writes about far-right political parties including the English Defence League.
He also admits to being a fan of BNP leader Nick Griffin.
Yesterday Norwegian police chief Sveinung Sponheim, who is leading the investigation into the massacre, said the rants give a clear indication of his evil.
“His internet postings on several forums suggest he has political traits directed towards the right – and anti-Muslim views,” he said.
A friend who attended Progress Party rallies with Breivik said he reminded him of Hitler. “He was shy and not particularly active in the party,” the friend said.
“He didn’t attend any events apart from the annual national conference where he was very studious and would sit back and listen rather than join in. ”
Last night Ove Vanebo, youth leader of the Progress Party, said: “We did not think he was capable of something like that.
“He was apparently a quiet and modest man.”
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