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BY MEGAN NOE

The death toll climbs to 98 just one day after dual attacks in Norway’s capital and on a nearby island.
And the search continues on Utoya Island, where ABC reports at least 85 were killed when a shooter opened fire on the youth camp.

“Police say that several bodies are still on the island waiting for identification. Divers searched the bottom of the lake all night looking for more bodies, and authorities are now even considering bringing in a submarine. The gunman, dressed as a policeman, arrived on Utoya Island where hundreds of teenagers were gathered.
‘He was dressed as police, and he kept trying to ensure us that he was here to help us he says. He kept saying, ‘Come here.’ He had a rifle or sniper weapon which he was using to shoot at us. It was total chaos.’”

In that shooting -- suspect Anders Breivik was taken into custody and according to New York Daily News, charged with acts of terrorism.

And the drama continued Saturday morning.
CNN reports police detained someone at the hotel where Norway’s Prime Minister was meeting with victims’ families.

“Police have said there is no connection, that the man who was arrested today was carrying a knife. He was a member of the the Labour Party, which is the Prime Minister’s own party, and he apparently told police that he was carrying it for his own security. But obviously, with the Prime Minister present you can’t carry a knife and that was why he was arrested.”

While the investigation into the attack continues, government leaders are holding crisis meetings to coordinate emergency response and discuss the terror threat level, which so far remains unchanged. Meanwhile, MSNBC reports the nation remains in shock.

“You really feel the shock of the people. They’re talking about it. You know, can you imagine what it was like? When they went to bed last night, they were told 17 people had been killed in their country. Seven in the bomb in the capital in Oslo, and then 10 kids in the shooting on the island. And then, they were already saying this is the worst attack on Norway since World War II, and the country was in major shock last night. But then they woke up this morning to find out, no, it wasn’t 10 kids killed-- it was 84 kids killed.”

As for any implications for the rest of Europe, an analysis firm tells the Wall Street Journal-- it all depends on who claims responsibility for the attack.

“If the attack is the work of a disturbed individual acting alone, the events will have few long-ranging repercussions beyond a reworking of domestic security procedures in Norway ... If a person or group with far-right or neo-Nazi leanings was behind the attack, the incident could lead to a temporary loss of popularity for the far right across Europe, though long-term repercussions are unlikely."

But although Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg tells the BBC it’s too early to say how this will change Norwegian society-- he hopes to maintain some of its most important aspects.

“Norway is a country where young people can be active in political youth movements, organizations without being afraid. Will have the right to have controversial opinions without being afraid, and that we will maintain our ability to be an open, and free, and democratic society.”