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Mid-east refugees in Sweden claim shelter is haunted
2015-12-31
[HOSTED.AP.ORG] Thirty-five asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee housing facility in southern Sweden because they believe it's haunted by ghosts, officials said Wednesday.

The asylum-seekers were spooked by flickering lights and noise in the plumbing system at the facility in Grannaforsa, a small village in Smaland province, said Magnus Petersson, a local manager at the Swedish Migration Agency.

Petersson said 35 of the 58 people living in the shelter came to the agency's office in the nearby town of Alvesta on Tuesday, demanding to be relocated. They reluctantly returned to the shelter at the end of the day after being told there were no ghosts - and no alternative housing available - Petersson said.

"I know that in their faith there is a different view on spirituality," he said. "We were responsive to them but somewhere you have to use your common sense and believe in science."
Posted by:Frozen Al

#8  "The ghosts of Christians past." #6 AH.

"Snark of the Day"

Snark of the YEAR! :-D
Posted by: Barbara   2015-12-31 18:15  

#7  As for the flickering lights, might be one of those new-fangled European electric conservation requirements that automatically shuts the power off to devices at varying times. Wait until that hits the states.

(Reminds me of an old Mr. Bean sketch with the electrical supply being coin-operated)
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-12-31 13:02  

#6   The ghosts of Christians past.

Snark of the Day
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2015-12-31 11:21  

#5  Check the bolts in the power supply lines disconnect - usually on the side of the building - they are likely loose and behind the companies sealing wire.

Plumbing - likely copper air chambers (actually a vacuum chamber) is filled with water. Solution is to drain the water in the house with supply turned off and then refill. Example chamber:
Posted by: 3dc   2015-12-31 10:46  

#4  The asylum-seekers were spooked by flickering lights and noise in the plumbing system

Perhaps they are unfamiliar with electricity and indoor plumbing.
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-12-31 10:14  

#3  Wait until they discover Grannaforsa's main industry.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-12-31 05:25  

#2  Jews lived there once?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-12-31 05:17  

#1  Might be a worthwhile rumor to spread in the lands those refugees came from. Come to Europe for the bennies, be haunted by the ghosts.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2015-12-31 00:27  

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