Looking to Anders Breivik as a rolemodel

The neo-nazi Andes Breivik killed 77 young people on the …

The neo-nazi Andes Breivik killed 77 young people on the 22nd of July in 2011. That is the biggest mass murder of a lone wolf in the history of terrorist attacks against the public. AFP

The men who were arrested by the Special Forces yesterday have a role model in extreme nationalists in Scandinavia, such as the notorious Anders Breivik, who killed 77 young people on the 22nd of July in 2011, which to this day remains the biggest mass murder by a lone wolf in recent history. 

Amonst the things that were found during house searches yesterday were extremist propaganda and the Police are looking into possible links with extremist groups, say sources of Morgunblaðið.

3D gun started the investigation

More information has surfaced, and the weapon that started the investigation and consequently arrests yesterday, was a weapon printed in a 3D printer which the Police got a hold of. When investigating this home made weapon, the Police got wind of the pending terrorist attack.

It has been revealed that some of the weapons confiscated by the Police are similar 3D printed guns, but also regular guns and rifles, some very powerful ones, like semi-automatic rifles.

A known neo-nazi group in Iceland denies any association

The Nordic Resistance Movement, which is associated with neo-nazism and go by the name Norðurvígi in Icelandic, sent out an announcement yesterday saying that the Movement is not connected to any extremist organizations and that they have no members who are planning any terrorist attacks.

Lone wolfs or working with others?

"We are evoking all our connections at our disposal because we are dealing with something of a scope we have not seen before in Iceland. Therefore we seek all the help that we can get," said Karl Steinar Valsson superintendent with the State Police at the press conference yesterday.

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The government in Bessastaðir after it took office on December 21st.

“The government owes the nation an explanation”

“The government owes the nation an explanation of what is meant by the words “continuation of negotiations” in the new government treaty,” said Björn Bjarnason, a former member of the Althingi and minister, at a symposium on sovereignty issues organized by the Independents Association in Valhöll yesterday.

Grindavík.

Real estate purchases in Grindavík are nearing completion

952 applications from individuals to purchase residential property have now been received by the Þórkatla Real Estate Company. This is stated in an announcement on the Þórkatla website. The deadline for individuals to apply for the sale of residential property in Grindavík expires on March 31.

“I hope it will be this week but I am not promising anything. None of us can somehow promise that,” says Líf Magneudóttir. Here from left: Helga Þórðardóttir, Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, Líf Magneudóttir, Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir, and Dóra Björt Guðjónsdóttir.

Hopes the city majority will be formed this week but makes no promises

Schools, city operations, transportation, and housing issues are among the topics that have been discussed in the ongoing majority talks between left-wing parties in Reykjavík. But not the who would be a new mayor.

The last eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row ended on December 9, 2024.

“The warning will be very short”

The situation at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row hasn’t changed much in recent days, according to a natural hazard expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, but the likelihood of an eruption is still considered high.

Alexander and Kita were married on a Play plane this morning.

Married on a Play plane en route to Paris

Alexander Valur Wium Brynjólfsson and his girlfriend, Kita, who is French, found love two years ago. This morning, they got married on a Play airline plane. However, the couple couldn't decide whether to get married in Iceland or France, so they went somewhere in between.

Kristín Birta Ólafsdóttir, chef and member of the Icelandic national culinary team, is very fond of cooking and eating fish. Butter-fried cod is her favorite fish dish.

“We will achieve the best results in Iceland”

Kristín Birta Ólafsdóttir, chef and member of the Icelandic national culinary team, says that fish is one of the best foods she has, and cod in butter is the best. She plans to give Morgunblaðið readers the recipe for her favorite fish dish these days, which comes in part from a shift manager she used to work with.

The man in the blue jacket in front of Gunnarsdóttir is the US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

Says Iceland needs to strengthen its defenses

Iceland needs to strengthen its defense capabilities like other NATO allies, according to the Foreign Minister, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir.

From the recent protests by surfers over the construction.

Construction halted in Þorlákshöfn

Construction on the planned land reclamation at Suðurvararbryggja harbor in Þorlákshöfn has been temporarily halted at the request of the Icelandic Surfing Association. The Environmental and Natural Resources Appeals Committee agreed to this, but the ruling states that if the construction were not halted, the association's appeal would be meaningless as the area in question would have already been disturbed.

Barclays and UBS have closed Icelanders' bank accounts.

Icelanders' bank accounts closed

According to Morgunblaðið's sources, there are rumors that Icelanders' bank accounts in foreign banks are being closed at short notice.

City councilors meet again to form a majority

City councilors from five parties will meet soon or are already meeting to form a majority in the city council. This is reported by sources at mbl.is.

From police operations in Neskaupstaður last year.

Spoke about God, the devil and Jesus Christ during his arrest

Alfreð Erling Þórðarson, a 45-year-old man accused of killing a couple in Neskaupstaður on August 21, was reportedly on his way down to Hallgrímskirkja church to light a cross when he was arrested.

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"Children are being beaten during recess. There is nothing normal about the fact that there have been several gang attacks in this year group," says the father of a girl in the year group.

Children afraid to go to school

Children in one middle school year at Breiðholtsskóli have been subjected to bullying and violence by a group of their fellow students for several years. The violence has been mental, physical and sexual, according to information from Morgunblaðið. There has been little peace in the year group and the group's behavior has had a major impact on the children's studies.

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Video: Teachers' protests heard in the parliament

A number of teachers have gathered outside the Althingi building at Austurvöllur, where the prime minister's policy speech and her replies are being delivered tonight.

Asylum seekers protest at the Immigration Office premises in Hafnarfjörður. Photo from mbl.is's photo archives.

154 asylum seekers missing

A total of 154 individuals who have been denied international protection in Iceland are registered as missing in the police system and are hiding in this country. This is stated in the response of the National Police Commissioner to a query from Morgunblaðið.

Einar Þorsteinsson, borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur.

The city majority has collapsed

The majority of the Reykjavík city council is broken. The mayor, Einar Þorsteinsson, broke the majority during an hour-long meeting with the parties' leaders on Friday.