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OSLO, June 22 (Reuters) - Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik should be declared sane and allowed to take responsibility for his actions, his lawyer told a court on Friday, rebutting the prosecution request to declare him criminally insane.
Breivik has confessed to killing 77 people in a shooting and bombing rampage last July. If judged to be insane, he would likely be committed to a mental institution instead of a prison
(Reporting by Victoria Klesty; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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