Filipstad "bomb" destroyed
The suspected bomb which was found in the post box of a building in central Filipstad on Wednesday morning was made safe by the police's bomb disposal unit at around 8pm.
The device had been placed in the letter box outside the property owned by the Metall union. It was discovered when someone went to collect the mail.
"Cables and possibly a battery were visible, so it was closed and the police were informed," said Bjarne Andersson, duty commander at Värmland police, earlier in the day.
The building, which was mostly residential, was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. The bomb disposal unit arrived from Gothenburg at around 6pm.
After an inspection the technicians decided to destroy the device in the letter box itself.
"They blew up the object. We still don't know what it contained - the bomb technicians took the pieces with them to Gothenburg for further technical investigation," said Lars Bloom, Värmland police area manager, to TT.
It was still unclear on Thursday morning who was behind the incident, since no threats had been made in connection with the bomb.
TT/The Local
Comments
See Also
The device had been placed in the letter box outside the property owned by the Metall union. It was discovered when someone went to collect the mail.
"Cables and possibly a battery were visible, so it was closed and the police were informed," said Bjarne Andersson, duty commander at Värmland police, earlier in the day.
The building, which was mostly residential, was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. The bomb disposal unit arrived from Gothenburg at around 6pm.
After an inspection the technicians decided to destroy the device in the letter box itself.
"They blew up the object. We still don't know what it contained - the bomb technicians took the pieces with them to Gothenburg for further technical investigation," said Lars Bloom, Värmland police area manager, to TT.
It was still unclear on Thursday morning who was behind the incident, since no threats had been made in connection with the bomb.
TT/The Local
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.