OSLO, Norway — Facing terror with music, tens of thousands have gathered across Norway to sing a children’s song that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has claimed is being used to brainwash young Norwegians.
The event was organized as an act of defiance against the right-wing fanatic as survivors gave tearful testimony Thursday in his trial for the July 22 bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people.
Mass choir of 40,000 sang in Breivik protest
The protest was a spontaneous Facebook reaction after Breivik stated in court that the song is an example of Marxistic influence on Norwegian children.
An overwhelming crowd of 40,000 people braved the pouring rain and gathered at the square, according to the police. Beforehand, around 5,000 had signed up to say they would be coming.
The song describes a "World where - every sister and every brother - shall live together - like small children of the rainbow".
The ministers of culture from five Nordic countries, - Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, the Faroes and Norway,- participated in the singing, NRK reports.
Following the singing, the crowd went in a rose parade from the Youngstorget Square to the Oslo City Court, where the trial against Anders Behring Breivik is held.
There are also reports of similar spontaneous gatherings from many other places around the country.
(NRK)
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