Oslo teenager dies 'making bomb'

beeb ^ | Thursday, 18 August 2005, 11:09 GMT 12:09 UK

[dennisw]

A 17-year-old has died after explosives he appears to have been trying to make in his Oslo flat detonated. The blast blew out some windows in the block and left the victim's 19-year-old brother injured. Three other friends escaped unhurt.

Norwegian police said internet instructions on how to make explosives and some powder were found at the flat.

Police are questioning those present but are not reported to think they had links to any extremist groups.

Other apartments in the three-storey block were evacuated after the blast.

"At the scene we found written instructions on how to make explosives and some powder that the youngsters had mixed," Inspector Vidar Hjulstad told Norwegian public radio NRK.

The powder has been sent for analysis.

[csvset]

No great loss. With any luck, his bomb making brother will succumb to his injuries.

[Vaquero]

hoisted by his own petard.....good for him.

[Choose Ye This Day]

"Yup! REAL good!"

[CarrotAndStick]

Have you ever placed a firecracker under a heap of small stones and lit it?

[texas_mrs]

It's good to get 'em before they multiply.

[Old Grumpy]

He'll get no sympathy from me.

[jaydubya2]

Many times. I'm surprised I still have all my fingers.

[reagan_fanatic]

[deadeyedawg]

GOOD! More air, water, and food for the rest of us.

Not to mention, taking himself OUT of the gene pool before he reproduced. How cool is THAT!?

[cmiller623]

Why do these countries continue to let these thieves and terrorists enter their country? Why do let them in ours? Looks like Capitalist leaders are asleep.

[Smokin' Joe]

The deceased teenager had been convicted of over 20 offenses, most committed when under compulsory placement in child welfare institutions in Oslo and Arendal. In his last conviction in June 2004 he was sentenced for 17 car thefts, threats, robbing a store, drug abuse and violence against a civil servant.

Just another misunderstood child, no doubt.

Here they would be wailing about him being a "good kid".

[rang1995]

oslo---there hereeeeeeee--where there are muslims there is trouble

[Tax-chick]

Oh, how sad!

[Tax-chick]

violence against a civil servant

This charge suggests he may be a frustrated libertarian ...

[benjaminjjones]

"At the scene we found written instructions on how to make explosives and some powder that the youngsters had mixed,"

I love how the BBC portrays them as sweet little kids.
Visions of swing sets and sandboxes.

[Smokin' Joe]

LOL!

[texas_mrs]

SANDboxes ?!?!
rofl!

[nuke rocketeer]

A toilet paper tube filled with either black powder or pyrodex makes a great firecracker! It can also raise a column of water about 20 ft up when set off in a shallow (<2ft) enclosed body of water!

KNowledge gained in a youth misspent doing crazy stunts.
Hey! hold my beer and watch this!

[benjaminjjones]

SANDboxes ?!?!

What, you never played in a sandbox when you were a youngster?

I don't get the joke.

[monday]

Why didn't you use the more informative source that pointed out they were Muslim?