half an hour later, he and a friend
were charging their cell phones
near the bathrooms, attempting
to contact their families, when
they heard gunfi re.
" One of my friends came running
and said people were
being shot, " says Wiee,
who joined the Labor
Party's AUF youth
movement in 2008
but attended the
Utøya youth camp for
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" I ran. I just ran through the
forest, slid underneath a big fence
and started falling down near
a large cliff. " He managed to
climb down near the water and
hid in a crevice with three other
youngsters. " I sent a text message
to my mom to tell her what was
happening and that I loved her.
I tried to call the police, but the
cell phone network was overloaded.
Then, my cell phone
battery died. "
After hiding for about 40
minutes, Wiee tried to swim
to safety with dozens of other
" We are so few in this
country; each of the
fallen is a brother
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