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Saturday, October 12, 2002

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The police in Finland has published pictures of the Myyrmanni shopping mall after the explosion. [visakopu.net]

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Finland mall bomber died in blast: "The bomber behind a blast at a shopping mall on the outskirts of Helsinki was one of the seven people who died, say police." [BBC News | WORLD]

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Blast in Finnish Shopping Mall Kills 7: "A powerful blast that rocked a packed shopping center in a Helsinki suburb on Friday, killing seven and injuring dozens, was caused by a bomb, Finnish authorities said. By Reuters." [Headlines From The NY Times]

What really happened in the explosion at Myyrmanni (Vantaa, Finland)? -- Comment()
According to the recent information the explosion at the Myyrmanni shopping mall happened at 19:35 on Friday evening, October 11th. There were seven dead, three men, three women, and one child. The suspected bomber was one of the dead men.

The probable suspect is under 20 years old, a chemistry student in Helsinki, living in the suburb of Tikkurila in the city of Vantaa.

It is not yet known what was the reason for the bombing which killed seven and injured about 80 people.

The weight of the explosive was several kilograms, and there was some kind of metal pieces and pellets in the explosive. This resulted in massive injuries and lots of damage to the Myyrmanni building, although the heavy structures remained intact.

People here in Vantaa and Finland are shocked. This kind of thing has not happened in Finland since the last war in the 1940s.

I feel lucky to be alive. I have been following most of the news broadcasts on TV. I have also followed current news available on the net. I feel a need to discuss and write about this crime, and at the same time I'm exhausted and too angry to feel other emotions.

I have written a story about the explosion at the Myyrmanni shopping mall. I'll update that text when more information becomes available.

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Bomb in Finland Mall Kills Seven: "A bomb exploded in a busy suburban shopping mall near where a clown was inflating balloons for children, killing seven people and injuring dozens more, police said Saturday. By The Associated Press." [Headlines From The NY Times]

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Seven killed, dozens injured in shopping mall bombing in Finland: "A bomb killed seven people and injured dozens at a busy shopping mall in a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Helsinki, police said Saturday. The blast occurred near a spot where a clown had been blowing ..." [Google World News]

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Finland mall blast 'an act of terror': "The Finnish authorities say an explosion which killed seven people at a busy Helsinki shopping centre was caused by a bomb." [BBC News | Front Page]

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Bomb in Finland Mall Kills Seven: "VANTAA, Finland Oct. 12 A bomb exploded in a busy suburban shopping mall near where a clown was inflating balloons for children, killing seven people and injuring dozens more, police said Saturday." [Google World News]

Story of the explosion at Myyrmanni -- Comment()
I wrote a story of my experiences at the explosion at the Myyrmanni shopping mall. I don't have much interest in writing more about the matter, so I'll stop updating this blog for the rest of the weekend.

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Google News has a new cluster of information about the explosion at the Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland.

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Apparently the explosion at Myyrmanni has been noted in international media. Of course, the reporting lags a bit behind the latest local information about the matter.

Six killed, 55 injured in shopping mall blast in Finland: "An explosion in a busy shopping mall Friday killed six people and injured 55 Friday after part of the building collapsed." See also Six die and 55 injured in shopping mall blast and Finland Blast Kills 6, Injures 55. [Google World News]

Criminal explosion at Myyrmanni -- Comment()
Suprise in the morning: the explosion at Myyrmanni is suspected to be caused by a bomb. Police is looking for eyewitnesses who could aid the investigation.

Currently there are said to be 7 dead, of which one was a child. The number of injured is over 80, of which 10 are children.

This crime had serious consequences. There was a clown performance aimed at children at the shopping mall when the explosion occurred. There were about 1000-2000 people at Myyrmanni when the explosion occurred. Perhaps the criminal wanted to get maximum effects.

I hope none of my friends and colleagues was injured in the explosion. For those who died or were injured at the explosion, this day is grave indeed.

I noticed that Pinseri has a collection of (mainly Finnish) links to information about the explosion. Apparently also Google News has pointers to the accident. (Haven't tried this link yet.)