Obama pays respects at Norwegian embassy

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden extended their condolences in person Tuesday over the massacre in Oslo during an unannounced trip to the Norwegian ambassador's residence in Washington.

Obama wrote in a condolence book that, "We are all heartbroken by the tragic loss of so many people particularly youth with the fullness of life ahead of them." The ambassador was in Norway and not present, but Obama greeted some people at the residence and told them: "We're devastated ... but we will stand with you."

The bombing and shooting rampage Friday killed at least 76 people in Norway's capital, a city best-known more as the site where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. They were a reminder that the world has a stake in stopping acts of terrorism. Obama has said it's a reminder that the world has a stake in stopping acts of terrorism.

The man who confessed to the crimes claimed to have acted to save Europe from what he says is Muslim colonization.