Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik had taken strong drugs before launching the massacre on Utoya Island, it was revealed today.
Breivik also believed the killings were justified because he was in a 60-year war, his lawyer said.
Geir Lippestad told a press conference the 32-year-old claimed to be working with two terror cells in Norway and others abroad.
No empathy: Geir Lippestad, lawyer for Anders Breivik, said his client had taken strong drugs before allegedly embarking on a rampage that killed at least 76 people in Norway
His client said his attack was on the Labour Party and that he showed hate to everyone who was democratic.
He added that Breivik was a cold person with no sign of empathy.
Mr Lippestad said Breivik was 'surprised' to have reached Utoya so easily on Friday, when he carried out his attack on a Labour party youth camp.
He cold-bloodedly wandered the island shooting victims indiscriminately after blowing up an office block in Oslo earlier in the day.
The death toll for both attacks currently stands at 76, with many others still officially missing.
Mr Lippestad described Breivik's state of mind as calm, but said he believed he was insane.
'He is sorry he had to do this but it was necessary to start the revolution in the Western world,' he said.
'At war': Breivik has claimed to have been working with two terror cells in Norway and others abroad before launching his attack
Mr Lippestad is a Labour Party lawyer who was chosen by Breivik because they worked in the same building 15 years ago.
He was not planning to read the 1,500-page manifesto that accompanied the killings and could not comment on reports Breivik had been to London last year or taken part in marches.
Breivik was currently 'very tired' because of 'his special situation' but was only being questioned in regular daytime sessions, he said.
He was co-operating fully with the police, although he would not give any further details about the terror cells abroad and believed there would be other attacks.
Breivik also had a view of the world which was difficult to explain, Lippestad said.
'He believes in war you can do things like that without guilt,' he told a press conference.
His family had not requested to see him and he had neither seen nor heard any media reports.
He was not reading books and had no idea of the march by 150,000 in Oslo or the strength of hatred in Norway against him.
'He is in a bubble,' Lippestad said, and answering a question on whether Breivik would think things are going to plan, said: 'I think so.'
Asked how he was personally, he said it was difficult to describe him.
He had met him three times over the past few days for many hours and estimated it would take six-12 months before reaching trial.
He was considering a defence of insanity.
If he decided on that course of action and Breivik was unhappy with that, he would have to find another lawyer, he said. dailymail.co.uk
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