Sunday, November 30, 2014

Malmo shaken by powerful explosion – Swedish Radio

Malmo shaken by powerful explosion – Swedish Radio

A powerful explosion occurred at Rättscentrum on porcelain in Malmö during the night. According to police, the explosion caused great devastation.

– The clock 23:23, we get into conversations about a sharp detonation. An object is placed in front of the entrance to the district court located in Rättscentrum and this has caused great devastation, says Skåne police officer Stephan Söderholm.

– There is major damage to the entrance to the district court, several windows in private apartments has been pressed out of the blast and in any apartment it is said that the balcony door is pushed into the apartment.

A person has under Police received injuries in the explosion, but it should not move on some serious damage. According to SOS Alarm has no person loaded in one of the ambulances that were in place during the night.

Rättscentrum in Malmö premises of Police, Prosecution, Economic Crimes Bureau and the district court. An explosive device detonated in the same place on February 2 this year. Nor when the injured one person seriously in the explosion, but the building had substantial damage.

According to the data was heard tonight’s detonation over large parts of the city.

– I heard the window panes were smashed and pulled up the blinds. Then I saw that our bedroom window was shattered. A painting had fallen from the wall, telling a woman Kvällsposten online.

Do you have any idea of ​​who might be behind this?

– No. There is nothing I can commented at the moment, says Stephan Söderholm.

Police have cordoned off the site and knock on doors in the area to obtain data on the explosion. No one has been arrested for the present and the police has no designated suspected offender.

– We have witness statements, says Stephan Söderholm.

Are there any threat towards the district court or against any other authority contained in Rättscentrum premises?

– I have no information about, but there are always people who do not like the authorities to take decisions on various issues, says Söderholm.

Rescue Services South notifies that because of the explosion then living on Skansgatan and porcelain in Malmö not expose themselves in windows and on balconies because of the risk of further explosions.

– There is nothing to suggest further explosions, but it may well be right that you should not be staying at the windows facing the side where the detonation occurred. It may well be that there are windows in the property that is damaged and that suddenly drop and then must come rather not have his head around. So it is also used as a security for the residents, says Stephan Söderholm.

Shortly before two o’clock at night the police continued with knocking on doors in the area. Technicians had then examined the site and it did not seem to be a risk of further explosions.

– We will start pulling down the barricades now and cut down on activities on the ground. Since continuing its efforts to obtain information so that we can eventually grasp any of this, says Söderholm.

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