One of five judges in the Breivik trial has been dismissed following revelations he had called for the death penalty for the man who killed 77 people in Norway last July.

After a 30-minute recess to reach a decision this morning, chief judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen said lay judge Thomas Indreboe was unfit to continue because of comments he posted on a website the day after the attacks and would be replaced by one of two substitute judges already in court.

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