Norway's idyllic island of Utoya is reopening to the Labor Party's youth camp for the first time since a right-wing extremist gunned down 69 people at the camp in 2011.
UTOYA, Norway — Four years after a right-wing extremist gunned down 69 people, Norway’s idyllic island of Utoya is reopening to a flood of newcomers to the Labor Party’s youth camp for the first time since the massacre in 2011.
Emilie Bersaas, a camp organizer, says they won’t allow “that dark day (to) overshadow the nice and bright” memories of past camps or future weekend youth meetings and social events organized by the party’s youth wing, which owns the island about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the capital, Oslo.