After several weeks of investigation, the police are still without a perpetrator after a bomb went off at a residential building in Drøbak in October. At first, the police thought it could be a matter of conflicts in a local youth environment. Findings at the crime scene, among other things, have caused the police to change their main hypothesis in the case. – What we have seen so far is that this concerns larger players. Now we are focusing on larger criminal environments, both in Norway, Sweden and abroad, says police attorney Christian Gjølberg Finnanger to news. – Never seen before in Norway It was on the night of 24 October that the bomb went off outside a private residence in Drøbak. Six people were sleeping inside the house. The police now confirm to news that the bomb was made from dynamite and a car battery. During the night, one or more unknown persons went up to the house and placed the explosives at the entrance. The explosion was triggered by a wire and the car battery which was later found at the scene. Police attorney Christian Finnanger Photo: the police The neighboring country in the east can be a natural place to look. There, similar bombs have been used in deadly conflicts between criminals. – The experience we have from this is what we see in Sweden, says Finnanger to news. – What clues are there that point to Sweden and abroad in this matter? – It is the bomb, the device itself and the method by which the bomb was detonated. – Have you seen bombs like this used in Norway before? – We have not seen this type of bomb in Norway before, but we have seen them in Sweden, says Finnanger. TRACK: A green wire still hangs over the railing. It was connected to the car battery at one end and the dynamite at the other. The wire has become an important clue for the police. Photo: the police – It is therefore very important for the police to prevent and solve precisely this type of crime, says Finnanger. Police say they still want tips and to get in touch with any witnesses to the explosion. A surveillance camera captured the sound of the explosion in Drøbak on the night of Tuesday. It is seen as an attempted murder. None of the six people in the house were injured, but the explosion caused extensive damage to the entrance area. – A bomb goes off at the front door, and it’s really about where the people inside the house were when it went off. Here it is a coincidence that no lives are lost, says the police attorney. The police describe the attack as targeted within the criminal environment. The case is being investigated as attempted murder. – It is not a question of a randomly placed bomb, says Finnanger. ATTEMPTED MURDER: This is one of the police’s own photos from the crime scene. The case is now being investigated as attempted murder. Photo: police “Gangsters paradise” A deadly wave of violence has hit Sweden this year. In September alone, 11 people were shot and killed. The youngest victim was a 13-year-old boy. In addition to firearms, home-made bombs have been used in the violent conflicts that have their background in the networks’ fight over the drug trade in Sweden. Last week, the Swedish journalist Diamant Salihu was a guest on Dagsrevyen. He has written two books about the gang war and believes that Swedish criminals see Norway as a “gangster paradise”. – If you want to sell drugs in Sweden today, you know that you are risking the lives of family members. But in Norway there is no such competition. Therefore, the demand for drugs will cause the criminals to seek refuge in Norway, said Salihu. Kripos has previously said that they see activity from Swedish networks in almost all Norwegian police districts. Section leader in Kripos, Kjetil Tunold believes that it is absolutely possible that Swedish gangs will come to Norway and that conflicts may arise. – I would say that it is likely, precisely because we have seen increased activity, and we know that Norwegian criminal networks collaborate with Swedish criminals, so it is very natural that it could go that way, Tunold told news last week .
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