The explosion at Hotel Jørgensen was a minor

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inside of the discount

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of the same name in central

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. The explosion happened at 1:23 pm on 10 September 2010. No fatalities were recorded. The only injured person was the one-legged

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n- Belgian bomber Lors Doukaiev, who was caught in a nearby park,

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, following the explosion, but only identified several days later. Doukaiev has been confirmed by the German security agency

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to have maintained close contacts with Islamic extremists in the German city of

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Investigation

Considering that the bomber bought a bus ticket to

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with departure from

on 10 September, and he was seen at a post office buying a small box used for mailing

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, as well as a roll of tape, it is believed that it was not meant to be a

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against the hostel, but rather an accident while making a

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, which happened as a consequence of Doukaiev's use of a highly volatile explosive substance. Lors Doukaiev was also seen in a

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shop, buying a game whose case he could have intended to use as a container for the bomb. The Danish police revealed a

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regarding the purpose of the bomb. According to the police hypothesis, Lors Doukaiev constructed a letter bomb, which was meant to explode upon opening. The bomb would have the same effect as a

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. It is speculated, that ''

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would have been the target of said letter bomb. Despite Lors Doukaiev's continued claims of

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, a unanimous panel of judges found him guilty of attempted terrorism, and on 31 May 2011 he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In April 2013, he was

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to Belgium.

References

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