"We don’t know whether this network even exists, nor how extensive it is, or whether this is just his preoccupation with online gaming,” Goodwin said. Despite his claims of belonging to a network, experts say his profile is that of a loner increasingly living life in the virtual world. Whether Breivik is insane, as his lawyer has suggested, is being debated. More from GlobalPost: Who is the Norway shooter? The network Breivik claims to belong to is a modern day Knights Templar, the order of Christian crusaders who in modern times are popular with conspiracy theorists and feature in the novels of Dan Brown, the author of "The Da Vinci Code." He claims to have met in secret with a like-minded group to reconstitute a modern Knights Templar. He had a extensive Facebook network and had built up substantial online links." “Online, he was certainly active in terms of far-right blogs such as Brussels Journal and Gates of Vienna. “It’s clear from his manifesto that he was slowly withdrawing from wider civil society,” said Matthew Goodwin, an expert on right-wing extremism at Britain’s University of Nottingham. And the killer's online fantasy world is a scary place indeed. That has turned attention to his influences, specifically violent online video games and anti-Islam websites that encourage the notion of a clash of civilizations. BERLIN, Germany - Norwegian police said Tuesday they believe Anders Behring Breivik acted alone when he killed 76 people last week.
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