Mass murderer Breivik's request for early release denied

(Patria) - A Norwegian court yesterday rejected mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's request for early release from prison, news agency NTB reported, citing the ruling.

Breivik is serving a prison sentence for killing 77 people in the worst peacetime crime in that Nordic country.

On July 22, 2011, neo-Nazi and Islamophobe Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo, then 69 people, mostly teenagers, at a Labour Party youth camp on the island of Utøya.

A lawyer told NTB that Breivik will appeal the decision.

The court heard Breivik's second request for parole in November. During that hearing, he said the attack was "necessary."

The 45-year-old has served 13 of his 21-year sentence, the maximum at the time of his crimes, which can be extended as long as he is considered a threat to society.

The killer can request parole one year after each rejection.