Norway's massacre suspect makes 'odd' prison demands

He has asked for special food, access to his manifesto and also permission to view the controversial website Wikileaks , as well as a laptop.

During his time in solitary confinement, Breivik is not allowed access to television or newspapers or anything from the outside world.

Meanwhile Norway's prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has launched an independent review into the car bomb attack and shooting massacre that left at least 76 people dead.

As searches for bodies continue in the waters around the island of Utoya, further questions are being asked of the police, who many have accused of taking too long to reach the scene.

It took officers an hour to arrive on the island - where youths were taking part in a summer camp - as there was no helicopter available.

But the response-time controversy deepened when it was revealed at a news conference that officers racing to Utoya had to use two civilian boats after their own vessel had engine trouble.

Stoltenberg has announced an independent review into the mass killings - and anti-terror experts from across Europe will meet to examine ways to prevent a similar tragedy occurring.

It has also emerged that Breivik was almost shot by police as they came face-to-face on the island of Utoya.

Officers were ready to open fire on the 32-year-old because they believed he could be wearing a suicide bomber vest.

"The situation was very tense, and they couldn't see the way he was clothed," said Anders Snortheimsmoen, the head of the anti-terror unit that arrested Breivik.

Moments later, Breivik surrendered with his hands raised high above his head following a killing spree that has left 68 people dead or unaccounted for.

Describing the details of the arrest for the first time, police said they had arrived on Utoya on two civilian boats after their police vessel had engine trouble.

The eight members of Oslo's anti-terror squad and two local police officers saw shots being fired from the southern tip of the island into the water.

Some of those who had gathered for the Labour Party camp had jumped into Tyrifjorden lake to escape the gunman.

Haavard Gaasbakk, one of the local police officers, said: "We can see ammunition hit the water, and we hear the cracks."

They landed the boat and ran about 350 metres, yelling "armed police" to draw the gunman's attention.

Gaasbakk said: "We come to a forested area and the suspect stands there right in front of us with his hands high above his head."

The shooter's weapon - a semi-automatic rifle that had been modified to make it automatic - was on the ground a few feet behind him.

Mr Gaasbakk said some members of the team detained the suspect, while the others started administering first aid to the wounded.

More police arrived, followed by doctors and volunteers from the area who used their private boats to ferry survivors to the mainland.

"There was a flood of evacuated people who came running or were carried by police," he said.

"I'm proud and humbled by the crews that were there and contributed. They showed determination and courage the whole way."

Breivik's lawyer said yesterday that his client had expected police to detain him sooner.

He has confessed to the killings but denies the terrorism charges against him.

Meanwhile last night, a New Zealander was confirmed to have been killed in the massacre.

It is thought that Sharidyn Meegan Ngahiwi Svebakk-Bohn, who had just turned 14, is the youngest victim so far.

"It is with great sadness and pain that today we got the message we have feared would come through: our beloved daughter Sharidyn Meegan Ngahiwi Svebakk-Bohn is confirmed dead," her parents said in a statement.