Aftermath

The Myyrmanni bombing took place on October 11, 2002 in the town of Vantaa, Finland, just north of Helsinki, in the local Myyrmanni shopping mall. The bomb killed seven, including two teenagers, a 7-year-old child and the bomber. 80 people were injured, including 10 children. The shopping center was particularly crowded, with almost 2000 people, including many children who had come to see a clown performance. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (802x535, 212 KB) Image captured from , front page. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (802x535, 212 KB) Image captured from , front page. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Founded 1974 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 243 km² 240,84 km² ranked 316th Population - Density - Rank 187 365 (2005) 770. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Myyrmanni is a shopping center located in Vantaa, Finland. ... A shopping mall (or simply mall), shopping center, or shopping arcade is a building or set of buildings that contain stores, and has interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from store to store. ...

The bomber was Petri Erkki Tapio Gerdt (born April 17, 1983), a 19-year-old chemical engineering student from EVTEK (Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology) and a hobbyist bomb-maker. He was a frequent user of a chemistry-related web forum Kotikemia ("home chemistry") under the username rc. The explosive device was constructed in his apartment, weighed about 2-3 kilograms and consisting of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane with shotgun pellets. The motive of his deed is unclear: it is suspected that the bomb exploded prematurely and by accident. According to the police, the use of pellets to increase lethality hints that Gerdt's intention might have been to leave the bomb in the mall and remotely detonate it after he left. Petri's father, Armas Gerdt, noted that Gerdt used to detonate his home-made explosives in the woods nearby and suspects that he was transporting the bomb to be set off elsewhere.^[1] The possibility of Gerdt having links to any radical groups or terrorist organizations has been ruled out. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ur mom Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (in particular chemistry and physics) and mathematics to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Flash point 35 °C R/S statement R: S: RTECS number PA9800000 Related compounds Related nitro compounds nitroethane Related compounds methyl nitrite methyl nitrate Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references Nitromethane is an organic... Lead shot is small balls of lead, traditional made using a shot tower. ...

Armas Gerdt has also written the book Petrin matka Myyrmanniin, "Petri's Path to Myyrmanni", about the incident. The moderator of Kotikemia was acquitted of responsibility in court. The bombing was particularly shocking for Finland and the other Nordic countries, where bombings are extremely uncommon. A book is a collection of paper, parchment or other material with a piece of text written on them, bound together along one edge, usually within covers. ... Overview map of the region. ...

References

1. ^ "Poikani Petri Gerdt", the Helsingin Sanomat monthly supplement, 10/2004

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External links

• Explosion at Myyrmanni, Juha Haataja's eyewitness account
• Petrin matka Myyrmanniin, Suomalainen.com bookstore
• Myyrmäen pommi-isku, news video clips at YLE's historical archives