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 As the day began, the court was briefly adjourned and one of three lay judges dismissed for saying last July that Breivik should face the death penalty. Shortly before the close of Tuesday's hearing, prosecutors questioned what had led to Breivik becoming radicalised. He also implied that he drew inspiration for his strategies from al-Qaeda and added that he had not expected to survive the day. As he closed his statement, pressed by the judge Breivik said that he acted to defend Norway against immigration and multi-culturalism. Breivik insisted the group did have a few members, but conceded that the language he used to describe it may have been "pompous". The court has decided that his questioning, which is expected to take around four days, will not be televised. He even compared the youth wing of the Norwegian Labour party to the Hitler Youth, coming close to arguing that his rampage on the island was justified retribution. "I acted in defence of my culture and of my people and so I ask to be acquitted." He claimed to be speaking as a commander of an "anti-communist" resistance movement and an anti-Islam militant group he called the Knights Templar. Topics covered include his choice of uniform and his claim to be a member of the Knights Templar group, which the prosecution has previously asserted does not exist. After a lunch break, the prosecution began its cross-examination of Breivik. Earlier, Breivik's lawyers warned that many Norwegians would find his comments upsetting. "I am not scared by the prospect of being in prison all my life. I was born in a prison where I could not express my beliefs," he told the court, adding: "This prison is called Norway." He walked slowly to the stand, clutching the 13 pages of his speech. Asked after half an hour by the judge to shorten his remarks, he politely answered that he needed to continue, to explain why he did what he did. 09.18am Richard Orange reports on Breivik's statement - during which he claimed "I have done the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack seen in Europe since the Second World War." "These acts are based on goodness, not evil," he said, adding that he had toned down his rhetoric out of concern for the victims. He smiled with satisfaction as the day started - as one of the lay judges appointed to the trial was dismissed for having expressed his view on a social networking site that Breivik should be given the death penalty. 08.25am Under the Norwegian legal system, Breivik's case is being heard by a panel of two professional judges and three lay judges - or non-professionals - and it is one of these, Thomas Indreboe, who faces being removed from the bench. Mr Lippestad said Breivik has a "basic right" and a "human right" to give a statement, but more importantly it is also the "most important piece of evidence" that will be given to the court, which will help them decide whether he is "legally sane". Breivik's victims, their families and journalists are now collecting in the court building. One of the questions at the very heart of this trial, which is expected to last for 10 weeks, is Breivik's mental state. If deemed mentally competent, he faces a maximum prison sentence of 21 years or an alternate custody arrangement under which the sentence is prolonged for as long as an inmate is deemed a danger to society.  Image caption Anders Behring Breivik has said that he does not recognise the court 
 
 The man who killed 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway last July has boasted of his actions in a statement at his trial in Oslo.
– The second day of Anders Behring Breivik's trial began today, and the accused Norway terrorist took the stand for what was supposed to be a 30-minute statement explaining his actions. Instead, Breivik went on for 65 minutes and was interrupted four times by a judge who asked him to shorten his 13-page statement. Breivik ranted against liberalism, immigration, and multiculturalism, and compared the Norwegian Labour Party's youth camp that he attacked to the Hitler Youth, but claimed that he "lowered the rhetoric out of consideration for the victims." Excerpts, per the Telegraph and the BBC: "I have done the most sophisticated and spectacular political attack seen in Europe since the Second World War." On the US McCarthy witch hunts: "McCarthy was far too moderate. He thought about deporting all American communists to the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, he did not do so." "Were [Sitting Bull and other native American chiefs] terrorists because they fought for indigenous rights? Were they evil terrorists or were they heroes? In the same way militant nationalists in Europe are seen as evil because they fight for the same ideals." "These acts are based on goodness, not evil," he said of his attacks, adding, "Yes, I would have done it again. These were not innocent, non-political children, but these were people who actively worked to uphold multicultural values." "I cannot plead guilty. I acted in defense of my culture and of my people and so I ask to be acquitted." Later, Breivik said he admires al-Qaeda because it is the "most successful revolutionary force in the world."