Norway premier apologizes

SANTA FE, Argentina - The Associated Press

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg yesterday apologized for flaws in the response to last year’s bomb and gun rampage by a right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik who killed 77 people.

Stoltenberg pledged said that government is adopting an emergency plan to deal with crises, including the establishment of a new emergency response center, improving cooperation between rescue teams and a quicker flow of information between officials.

His address to Parliament came after a report that exposed shortcomings in the Norway’s crisis preparedness and highlighted police blunders during the July 22, 2011 attacks.