BY NICLAS ROLANDER AND IAN EDMONDSON
OSLO—Police in Norway faced increased scrutiny Tuesday over how long it took them to arrive at the island scene of a shooting attack Friday that killed at least 68 people.
A police SWAT team traveled the 40 kilometers (26 miles) from Oslo by car—a police helicopter wasn't available because its crew members were on vacation—to the point where they had to cross by water to the site of the shooting, Utoya island, according to police. The boat they planned to use to get to the island developed mechanical problems as it was loaded with police and equipment, police told the ...
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