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| Anarchokiddies forgot one of their bombs in Oslo... |
| 2002-07-18 |
| Last month's demonstrations in connection with a World Bank meeting in Oslo were praised for their peacefulness. It might have been bloody: Police found a bomb and managed to deactivate it just before the main protest march began. Anarchokiddies? Bombs? Never! Must be some kinda police provocation... The bomb was found in a cafe not far from Oslo's main police station, according to newspaper Bergens Tidende. The cafe's manager called in police after discovering the suspicious package, and experts quickly removed it. The bomb proved to hold around 40 grams of explosives, enough to create a strong blast, confirmed Anstein Gjengedal of the Oslo police. Police have examined the bomb in the hopes of tracking down who put it together. Gjengedal said similar devices have been used under demonstrations in other countries, generally against police and horses. The coppers always start the trouble, of course. They just can't seem to control themselves... Gjengedal now also reveals that police uncovered several attempts to provoke heavily armed forces during the World Bank meeting in late June. Police also uncovered a large stash of stones, probably gathered with an aim of throwing them at police. The stone depot was kept under surveillance, but not used. I think even the professional beauzeaux must have had a hard time conceiving of a riot in Oslo. That's not to say it doesn't have its problems; when I was there last I saw several juvenile delinquents hanging out on street corners, occasionally as late as 9:30, sometimes ruthlessly littering... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |