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Norway's head of police, Øystein Mæland, has resigned after an inquiry found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik could have been stopped.
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Mr Mæland took over as police chief days before Breivik murdered 77 people in a bombing in Oslo and a gun attack on a summer camp on Utøya Island.
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Three days ago, a report said the bombing could have been prevented.
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It also criticised the "unacceptable" amount of time in which police responded to the shootings.
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The tone of the inquiry was also markedly different from an earlier police report which concluded that none of the officers on duty had hesitated in carrying out their duties.
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The resignation was revealed by Justice Minister Grete Faremo during a TV debate on Thursday.
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The head of police said later that he could no longer continue in the job without the minister's confidence.
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"If the ministry and other political authorities do not clarify this matter unequivocally, it will become impossible for me to continue," he said in a statement.
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Breivik, 33, admits carrying out the murders on 22 July last year but denies criminal guilt. His 10-week trial ended in June and a verdict is due to be announced on 24 August.
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Source: BBC
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