The police’s bomb squad moves after the discovery of a suspicious object in Oslo – Greater Oslo

The Oslo police have now removed the barriers on Nedre Grünerløkka. – The object is completely harmless. It looks like a mine, but we have to get back to exactly what it is, says task leader Torgeir Brenden. The police initially suspected that the object contained explosives. A hair salon and some nearby apartments were evacuated. People were also asked to stay away from windows. UNKNOWN: The police’s incident leader at the scene, Torgeir Brenden, says it could be a practice item. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news In addition, some residents chose to leave their homes themselves. – Looks like a land mine The object was found on a table in a backyard outside a residential building. It was a resident who reported it. A resident news meets at the scene says he was the one who found it. At first he thought it was a toy or a toolbox. – I found it. It looks like a land mine, like in movies and TV, says Petter Pontecorvo. Petter Pontecorvo found the object that looks like a land mine. The item turned out to be harmless. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news According to the resident, the object is green and has two “legs”. It should be around 20×10 centimeters in size. Whether it is real is currently uncertain. Could have been thrown during work – It could be a prop or a real mine that has been picked apart, says task leader Brenden. But the police do not know who put the “mine” on the table in the backyard. – We are working to find out about this and what was the intention in putting it there, says Brenden. SUSPICIOUS: The police do not know how the object ended up where it was found. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news One hypothesis is that there is a resident of the building who has had it lying around at home. – And that this person has taken advantage of the fact that there was volunteer work there to get rid of it. To get clarity on this, the police will talk to people in the area who may have seen something. Was evacuated in the middle of the cliff Although the object turned out to be harmless, it led to some tension in the neighbourhood. An entire quarter was blocked off and several were evacuated. One of them was Anette Grelland. She had to leave the hairdressing salon in the middle of the haircut, and stood in the street outside the barriers with her cape still on. Anette Grelland was evacuated before the new hairstyle was in place. Photo: Emrah Senel / news – I should have finished a long time ago! It’s a bit boring and cold, and the hair is wet, says Grelland after an hour’s waiting outside, and continues: – It seems like they have it under control, so we’re not too worried. I’m betting on finishing the haircut! Grelland cheered when the police barriers were removed at 17.37. The police received a report about the object at 16.20. CLOSED: An area on lower Grünerløkka was cordoned off after the object was found. Photo: Eirin Tjoflot Published 24.10.2024, at 16.53 Updated 24.10.2024, at 18.23



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