A Norwegian court
has ruled, with the maximum possible punishment in local law, for a man who
opened fire inside a mosque in Oslo after killing his sister, and sentenced him
to 21 years in prison.
The attack on the
mosque by the young Norwegian did not harm anyone.
Prosecutor Johann Ueverberg requested the maximum sentence for the offender,
Philip Manhouse, and said the latter had said in court that he "regrets
not causing him any more harm."
The prosecutor explained that Manhouse "has proven to be a very dangerous
person."
Last year,
Manhouse, 22, killed his 17-year-old sister, first, by firing her 4 times with
a shotgun at their home in Barom, in the Norwegian capital.
Manhouse then went to a nearby mosque where 3 men were preparing for the Eid
al-Adha celebrations, and fired 4 shots from a rifle at the door of the glass
mosque before being controlled by a worshiper.
In court, Manhouse
admitted the acts, but called it "emergency justice."