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- ↑ "Svein Holden - Lawyer at Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA in Oslo". Advokatguiden.no. Advokatguiden AS. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ↑ "De skal føre rettssaken mot Breivik". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). NTB. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ Aarsrud, Camilla (8 April 2010). "Avfyrte skudd i rettssalen". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "– Umulig å styre unna Breiviks ideologi i retten". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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