Dynamite theft unsettles Norway

BBC News Online ^ | April 05 2004

[knighthawk]

Thieves have stolen 660kg (1400lb) of dynamite from an unstaffed storage depot in Norway, say police. Around 5,000 detonators were also stolen, raising fears of a terrorist attack, officials told state radio.

The missing dynamite was more than six times the amount used for the bomb attacks on trains in Madrid nearly a month ago.

Last May, a taped message attributed to al-Qaeda's second-in-command urged Muslim militants to hit Norway.

In the message, a man identified as al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri advocated attacks on the embassies and interests of the United States, Britain, Australia and Norway, to drive them from Muslim countries.

The NRK state radio network reported that the storage depot, on the outskirts of the remote town of Gol, had a fence and heavy doors - but no alarm system.

Explosives depots in Norway are generally built far from populated areas, for safety reasons.

Mystery

Police could not identify any suspects or motive for the theft, nor could they establish when it happened.

The theft was discovered Wednesday - six days after the depot was last inspected.

Odd Ropstadt, from the Civil Protection and Emergency Planning agency, said 660kg of dynamite was "more than enough to create all the terror someone might desire".

"Explosives are something that terrorists will always be looking for," he said.

"In Norway, we have been very naive when it comes to explosives.

"We have to prepare for a different future."

[knighthawk]

Ping

[Vitamin A]

When will all Europeans learn that they want us Muslim or dead?

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[blanknoone]

Don't worry Norway, you didn't join the Coalition. That'll keep you safe...won't it?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)

Hard to feel sorry for Norge. Sorry.

[sgtbono2002]

Not too bright leaving 1400 lbs of dynamite laying around in a storage facility with no guard, no alarm sustem and no one around. But then the Norwegians are some smart folks.Wonder what 1400 lbs of dynamite would do to a Dyke at high tide.

[Hodar]

Not necessarily Muslum .... they don't hesitate to kill fellow Muslums either.

Islam means submission; not peace, love or anything close. It means to submit to the will of Allah, and any of his clerics.

Democracy is the anti-thesis to submission; they don't just hate us, they hate everything we stand for. Who are their heros? Saddam, Osama Bin Laden; people who oppress, kill and main. It's all these animals understand. So, let's talk loudly in the only language they can relate to.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Actually now they can set off ANFO...so the Norweigans should look out for stolen Ammonium nitrate and fuel oil too...But you didn't see me write that here, mm-kay...

[Bon mots]

Norway has a Muslim problem too.

Looks like it's about to have a bombing problem too.

Wasn't so long ago some dip$hit kid blew up a shopping mall in Helsinki. Norway can expect something nasty.

Jihad comes to Scandinavia.

[jtminton]

Police could not identify any suspects or motive for the theft

Maybe the motive was to help with a gardening project. Or to sell the dynamite to feed starving children. . . ./sarc

WHAT THE #$*& DO THEY MEAN THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY A MOTIVE!?!?!

[Revolting cat!]

Who said "dynomite"?

[Calvin Locke]

Well, OTOH, some rational person, pushed to the brink of insanity by what now passes for society, is planning to pull
a Guy Fawkes on the Nobel Peace Prize committe.

[Eala]

Wonder what 1400 lbs of dynamite would do to a Dyke at high tide.

Wouldn't leave much of her, whatever the tide.

[samtheman]

When will all Europeans learn that they want us Muslim or dead?

When will many Americans learn that?

[xJones]

Jihad comes to Scandinavia.

The question is; will they kick out their muslims or cave in like Spain? Dear Spain without their Inquisition set the example.

[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

Not too bright leaving 1400 lbs of dynamite laying around in a storage facility with no guard, no alarm sustem and no one around. But then the Norwegians are some smart folks.Wonder what 1400 lbs of dynamite would do to a Dyke at high tide.

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If you're thinking of dikes, you probably have Norway confused with Netherlands (where the dikes keep their below sea-level land walled off against the North Sea). Norway has fjords, not dikes, and is well above sea level, in fact has some spectacular mountains.

On the other hand, with their "open door to refugees" policy, the Netherlands will need to address your question soon; they have a Islamofascist problem along with the rest of Europe, which is on its way to becoming Eurabia if it doesn't take drastic action at some point.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Some perspective is needed here. Norway is very vulnerable. With all that coastline, and Norway is 7th in world oil production, 12th in military spending. In comparison, Iraq is 12th in oil production and 71st in military spending.

Remember the brief mention of Norway as a terror target in the news last summer?

[MD_Willington_1976]

"Norway has fjords, not dikes"

No, but I've seen some "Dykes" from Norway...