| Hotel Jørgensen bombing | |
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Because of investigation, Ørstedsparken was closed by the police. |
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| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark· |
| Date | Friday, September 10, 2010. 1:23 pm – 1:23 pm (UTC+1) |
| Attack type | Bombing, terrorism |
| Deaths | None |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Chechnyan-Belgian[1] Lors Doukaiev[2] |
The explosion in Hotel Jørgensen was a minor explosion inside of the discount hostel of the same name in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The explosion happened at 1:23 pm on September 10th, 2010. No fatalities were recorded.[3] The only injured person was the one-legged Chechnyan-Belgian[1] bomber Lors Doukaiev, who was caught in a nearby park, Ørstedsparken, following the explosion, but only identified several days later.[4]
Considering that the bomber bought a bus ticket to Belgium with departure from Denmark on September 10,[5] and he was seen at a post office buying a small box used for mailing CDs, as well as a roll of tape,[5] it is believed that it was not meant to be a suicide attack against the hostel, but rather an accident while making a letter bomb, which happened as a consequence of Doukaiev's use of a highly volatile explosive substance. TATP, which was the chemical used, is notorious for its volatility.
Lors Doukaiev was also seen in a video game shop, buying a game whose case he could have intended to use as a container for the bomb.[6]
The Danish police revealed a hypothesis regarding the purpose of the bomb. According to the police hypothesis, Lors Doukaiev constructed a letter bomb, which was meant to explode upon opening, using TATP as an explosive and filling the container with small metal projectiles. The bomb would have the same effect as a fragmentation grenade.[6] It is speculated, that Jyllands-Posten in Århus would have been the target of said letter bomb.[6]
Lors Doukaiev claims innocence on the charges of terrorism.