Utøya massacre survivors: ‘I bear my scars with dignity’ - in pictures
‘I bear my scars with dignity,’ says 15-year-old Ylva Schwenke, ‘because I got them standing for something I believe in’ Photograph: Andrea GjestvangMarius Hoft, 18, hid on a ledge to avoid the shooting. His best friend fell and died in front of his eyesPhotograph: Andrea GjestvangCecilie Herlovsen, 17, tried to hide at the south end of the island, but Breivik shot her in the right arm, shoulder and chin. The last bullet was stopped by her wisdom tooth, which most likely saved her lifePhotograph: Andrea Gjestvang
Iselin Rose Borch, 15, now suffers from constant nightmares – she gets comfort from her dogsPhotograph: Andrea GjestvangBest friends Victoria Froeyd, 18, and Sofie Nilsen, 17, hid together in the school building until the police rescued themPhotograph: Andrea GjestvangAlexander Sandberg, 16, hid under a sofa in the school building until Breivik was arrestedPhotograph: Andrea GjestvangIna Libak, 21, hid behind a piano in the island's café where she was shot in her hands, jaw and chestPhotograph: Andrea GjestvangEirin Kristin Kjær, 20, ran to a cave, but was shot in the stomach, arm, knee and armpit while trying to protect her younger friendsPhotograph: Andrea GjestvangAina Helgheim, 19, says: ‘I like to sit here, because I feel that my dead friends are in the nature that surrounds us’Photograph: Andrea Gjestvang
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