He followed al Qaeda closely from 2006 to 2011 and studied the terror network's "media effect, what they have done wrong, what they have done right ... what it takes," Breivik said.
Breivik is on trial on charges of voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror in the July 22 attacks. He admits carrying out the Oslo bombing that killed eight people and shooting 69 people dead on nearby Utoya Island.
He boasts of being an ultranationalist who killed his victims to fight multiculturalism in Norway.
Breivik told the court he picked up the idea of wearing a police uniform for the gun massacre on Utoya from reading al Qaeda's online "magazine" for followers. He also gained tips from watching documentaries on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said.
"The most successful (terror organization) is al Qaeda. ... They connect their actions to becoming a martyr. That is the key to a successful resistance," he said. » | CNN Wire Staff | Friday, April 20, 2012
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