Norwegian Man Gets 21 Years for Slaying, Mosque Attack

Defendant Philip Manshaus sits in a court room as he waits for the verdict on the last day of his trial in Asker and Baerum district court in Sandvika, Norway, on Jun 11, 2020. Håkon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix via AP, POOL

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A white nationalist Norwegian who killed his stepsister and then stormed an Oslo mosque and opened fire, hitting no one, was found guilty on Thursday and sentenced to 21 years in prison, the longest jail term under Norwegian law.

Philip Manshaus, who had said in court that he regretted not having caused more damage, “has proven to be an extremely dangerous person,” prosecutor Johan Oeverberg said as he demanded the maximum penalty.