OSLO, Norway -- Anders Behring Breivik knew it would take practice to be able to slaughter dozens of people before being shot by police. In a chilling account, the far-right fanatic claimed Thursday that he sharpened his aim by playing the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" for hours on end.
Breivik told an Oslo court he also took steroids to build physical strength and meditated to "de-emotionalize" himself before the bombing and shooting rampage that left 77 people dead. He figured he had no more than a 5 percent chance of not being killed by police.
His lack of remorse and matter-of-fact description of weapons and tactics -- he even considered using a flame thrower -- were deeply disturbing to families of the victims, most of whom were teenagers.
"They perceive him as evil and dangerous and reopening wounds," said Mette Yvonne Larsen, a lawyer representing the bereaved.
"It's one thing to read explanations, it's quite another to hear a person present such a message," Larsen said. "I am personally quite shocked."
