Six people have been killed and about 80 injured in an explosion that happened at Myyrmanni, a mall in Vantaa, Finland at around 7:30 pm this afternoon.
Most of the injuried happened when the glass ceiling collapsed on the shoppers.
The incident happened at the most busiest time of the day, police say there must have been at least a thousand (probably two thousand) people in the mall when the explosion happened.
It is not yet known what caused the explosion. It was first assumed of being a gas explosion, however the owner of the mall says there is no gas pipes/bottles in the mall.
Myyrmanni is one of the biggest malls in Finland.
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So... looks like our little country ain't so boring after all
Yeah, i was shocked when saw this on the news.. It's very sad things like these happen.
A few of my friends were there, but they got out uninjured.
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Oct-11-2002 22:39
jdat
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Registered: Oct 2001
Location: I dont even know
this is sad
Oct-11-2002 23:22
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
If it does turn out to be deliberate, it would suck, but I think finland is probably short on bad things like this, especially when you look at like washington lately with the sniper, and all the things in other places like Israel and even close to home
Oct-11-2002 23:37
GrimReaper
Relic of a past life
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Espoo, Finland
Yes, Finland usually is quite a peaceful place to live and raise ur children, but when things like this happen (and i also mean if it turns out to be deliberate), it makes u wonder if the peacefulness is just the shell and lots of bad things are going beneath it..
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Oct-11-2002 23:41
bluastigma
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Registered: Oct 2002
Location: upstairs
Yeah, things like this don't around Finland. But yeah, lately the snipers and all. I'm scared...that's a lil TOO close to home.
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Oct-11-2002 23:43
Eugene
EURO-Hard-Trance-Addict
Registered: May 2001
Location: Maryland USA
I read somewhere that despite its reputation as a "peaceful" country, Finland has one of the highest murder rates in Europe. I am not kidding.
Experts believe that this is because Finns, even more so than other Northern people, strongly repress their emotions -- but when the emotions do come out, all hell breaks loose. That can help explain it.
Also, people drink in Finland more than in most other European countries.
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Oct-11-2002 23:48
ABTsportsline
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Registered: May 2001
Location: Rural WA, USA
Re: I haven't been this mad in years !!!
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Originally posted by Vesa
Death to all terrorists !!!
i second this motion.
my sympathies go out to those families and all Finns... I hope it wasn't a terrorist attack, and if it was, i hope i get deployed again to go find the bastards.
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Oct-12-2002 03:12
GrimReaper
Relic of a past life
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Espoo, Finland
IT WAS A BOMB!!!!
7 ppl got killed and the number of victims are believed to increase because some of the victims got so seriously injured.
Now i totally agree with Vesa :
quote:
Death to all terrorists !!!
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Oct-12-2002 07:51
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
At least 1 of the dead is a little kid.
One of the dead people still has not been recognized...
I... am... pretty... fucking... PISSED OFF right now!!!!
fukking terrorists. i have a feeling it was the terrorists....and you know which ones i'm talking about...the ones that like to blow up stuff...and themselves. too bad no death penalty in Finland.
>JM<
Oct-12-2002 09:21
Arbiter
Naked Power Organ
Registered: May 2002
Location:
Wow, I hadn't even heard about this - stupid US media.
That's really a shame.
I agree that whoever is responsible ought to be shown no mercy.
Explosion at a mall in Finland
It's very sad things like these happen.
