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Norway rampage: isolated act or sign of growing intolerance? (part 2)

In the wake of the Oslo rampage, hard-right Progress Party MP Morten Høglund claims "we’re a party that accepts that Norway has become a multicultural society", while Labour foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre pledges "a recognisable Norway... We don’t want a society where every Norwegian is being followed and tracked for opinions".

  • Jonas GAHR STØRE. Norwegian Foreign Minister (from Oslo);
  • Morten HØGLUND. Spokesperson, Progress Party; Member of Norwegian Parliament, Member of the central party board (from Oslo);
  • Bente OFTEDAL ROLI. Norwegian lawyer (from Oslo);
  • Leigh PHILLIPS. Journalist, EUobserver.com (from Brussels);
  • Victor VIDILLES. General Secretary, Socialist Youth Movement.

Watch the first part.

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