THE trial of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has begun in Oslo, with the 33-year-old - who admits killing 77 people in last July's attacks - expected to plead not guilty, claiming he carried out the killings in "preventative self-defence".
He made a far-right salute to the courtroom after his handcuffs were taken off before lead judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen opened the proceedings.
Breivik then told Ms Arntzen he did not recognise the court, as it supports multiculturalism, and he also objected to her as judge.
When asked if he was unemployed, Breivik said he was a writer and worked from prison.
A police convoy believed to be transporting the gunman, arrived at the courthouse shortly before the trial commenced.
The convoy, including a grey van escorted by motorcycles and an unmarked police car, entered an underground parking lot at the courthouse, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.
Heavy security was in place for the trial, the biggest in post-war Norway, which has sparked massive worldwide interest with hundreds of journalists accredited.
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