Norwegian police convoy carrying gunman Anders Behring Breivik, who admitted to Friday's mass shootings in Norway, has left an Oslo court house after a custody hearing on Monday, police said.
Prosecutors said they would ask for eight weeks of detention for Breivik at the hearing. That can be extended before trial.
The hearing has been closed to the media and the judge will write out his conclusion and announce it later on Monday.
He was driven into the court's basement car park in the back of a heavily armoured vehicle, which onlookers banged on as it drove past.
Some screamed "You have betrayed our country" as the convoy rolled through. He was driven out of the same exit les than an hour later.
Following a request from police, Judge Kim Heger ruled that the hearing would be closed and the media and public would be barred from attending.
In a statement, the court said: "Based on information in the case the court finds that today's detention hearing should be held behind closed doors.
Earlier, Breivik's lawyer Geir Lippestad revealed that the gunman had requested the hearing be held in the open and that he be allowed to wear a uniform.
"He has two wishes: the first is that there is a public hearing and the second is that he is allowed to wear a uniform," Mr Lippestad said.
He said he did not know what sort of uniform his client had requested but on his Facebook page, Breivik appeared in a black military uniform with a skull insignia.
Prosecutors have requested that the 32-year-old be held for eight weeks to give them time to prepare their case, raising the prospect of a trial beginning in early September.
Breivik is understood to have admitted his role both in both the Oslo bombing and the massacre on the island of Utoya but refused to accept criminal responsibility.
"He has said that he believed the actions were atrocious, but that in his head they were necessary," Mr Lippestad said.
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