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Alarm Clocks Blow up at Ikea Stores in Belgium, France and The Netherlands
Updated: Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 9:45 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 8:10 AM EDT
By AFP
BRUSSELS - Small explosives concealed in alarm clocks detonated at Ikea furniture stores in Belgium, France and The Netherlands, Belgian authorities said Tuesday.
The explosions in stores in the Belgian city of Ghent, Lille in northern France and Eindhoven in The Netherlands caused no damage or injuries.
"The information we have is that the explosions happened the same way in all locations, with booby-trapped alarm clocks that had been hidden exploding," according to An Schoonjans, spokeswoman for Ghent prosecutors.
In Ghent, an employee and a security agent complained of earaches after two small explosions, which detonated almost simultaneously before the store closed Monday evening.
Two booby-trapped alarm clocks were detonated by remote control, Schoonjans said.
The spokeswoman said the circumstances were similar in Eindhoven and Lille but that she was unable to provide details.
Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/off...nd-the-netherlands-ncxdc-053111#ixzz1Ny5yDHq2
Alarm Clocks Blow up at Ikea Stores in Belgium, France and The Netherlands
Updated: Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 9:45 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 8:10 AM EDT
By AFP
BRUSSELS - Small explosives concealed in alarm clocks detonated at Ikea furniture stores in Belgium, France and The Netherlands, Belgian authorities said Tuesday.
The explosions in stores in the Belgian city of Ghent, Lille in northern France and Eindhoven in The Netherlands caused no damage or injuries.
"The information we have is that the explosions happened the same way in all locations, with booby-trapped alarm clocks that had been hidden exploding," according to An Schoonjans, spokeswoman for Ghent prosecutors.
In Ghent, an employee and a security agent complained of earaches after two small explosions, which detonated almost simultaneously before the store closed Monday evening.
Two booby-trapped alarm clocks were detonated by remote control, Schoonjans said.
The spokeswoman said the circumstances were similar in Eindhoven and Lille but that she was unable to provide details.
Read more: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/off...nd-the-netherlands-ncxdc-053111#ixzz1Ny5yDHq2
