25 July 2011

‘Chain of solidarity’ draws 600,000+ sign-ups in wake of Norway attacks - thestar.com

More than 663,000 people from around the world have joined an online “chain of solidarity” launched by Norway’s Verdens Gang (VG) tabloid newspaper in the wake of Anders Behring Breivik’s Friday rampage that killed at least 93 people.

The chain, hosted on VG’s website, allows readers to input their name, age and location, which then generates an image of a person holding hands with everyone else who has signed up.

So far, more than 400,000 Norwegians have signed up, followed by 119,000 Swedes, 40,000 Finns, 22,000 Dutch, 11,000 Danes, 7,900 Germans, and 4,500 Brits.

Canadians have also signed the chain, but not in high enough numbers to register a highlight on the website. The chain has been dubbed by the tabloid as “Hold together – hold hands.”

On Friday, Behring carried out a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway that left 76 people dead and several more injured. The 32-year-old has confessed to the attacks. He made his first court appearance Monday and pleaded not guilty.

Verdens Gang, which translates as the “way of the world,” is Norway’s second-largest newspaper. It was founded in 1945 by members of the Nazi resistance movement.

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