22/08/2024 Finlandia (Suomi) Finlandia meridionale (Etelä-Suomi), Uusimaa, Helsinki
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”.
Specially trained dogs have found two unexploded blasting charges at a construction site in the Töölö district of Helsinki. Last week, an explosion at the Laakso Hospital site scattered rocks up to hundreds of metres away, damaging a number of parked cars.
Two workers at the site were also injured in the incident.
In a statement released on Friday, construction company Destia said the blast charges have since been safely removed from the area. The statement added that the dogs will return to the site once again to search for any further unexploded charges and ensure that work can continue as safely as possible. The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland (Avi) has launched an investigation into the incident along with Helsinki police.
Poliisi muistuttaa, että sotien aikaisia räjähteitä löytyy jatkuvasti. Aika ei ole tehnyt näitä vaarattomiksi, vaan ne ovat useimmiten täysin toimintakuntoisia ja siten myös vaarallisia. Mikäli löydät jotakin sellaista, jota on syytä epäillä räjähteeksi, vältä koskemasta siihen, tiedotteessa huomautetaan.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
Polisen påminner att alla upptäckter av militära sprängämnen och vapen alltid ska anmälas till Nödcentralen. Att på eget bevåg hantera eller utforska militära sprängämnen är livsfarligt, skriver polisen i ett pressmeddelande.
Biography of a Bomb
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