New technology led police to the boy – NRK

Police confirmed late Wednesday night that their investigation led them to the boy, who will be a student at a secondary school in Kristiansand.

The boy from Kristiansand area has explained to the police that it was he who entered the anonymous bomb threat at the social media Jodel.

The threat was directed at the mall Sandens, located right in the center of Kristiansand.

– New technology and skills in the police led us to boy. Man is perhaps not as anonymous as you think on the internet, says chief of staff Bård Austad in Agder police NRK.no.

Furthermore, he explains that the boy, who is criminally sane, was questioned on Instead he was arrested, but that he was taken to the police station in Kristiansand.

The boy has not been in contact with police before. He testified that the threat was not reel but police are still working to find out why he put forward the the mall.

Chief of Staff Bård Austad in Agder Police want an end to such threats, which is time consuming for police and scares people.

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– Several similar threats lately

Earlier Wednesday, the police said that the most likely revolved around boy pranks. At the same time they emphasized that such threats are taken seriously.

According to Austad the police have been several similar cases in recent months.

Now wants police to put an end to serious threats to social media.

– We use many people on such matters, says chief of staff at Agder Police, Bård Austad and stresses;

– We can not have it so. It scares people and forcing police to unnecessary use of resources.

According to Austad Company shall Jodel and police have cooperated well during the investigation, but he stressed that the police’s own investigations led them to the boy.

PST switched

Centre Manager at Sandens Svein Olav Birkeland was briefed by police Wednesday morning.

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The management of purchasing center Sandens informed the employees about the threat, and have all day followed police advice.

– We have an emergency plan that we strive for in Olav Thon Group and the we relate to, says director Svein Olav Birkeland.

Police Security Service (PST) and the local police received tips about the threat Tuesday afternoon. It was quickly removed from Jodel, where many others reacted strongly on the content.

– Bomb threat we are familiar with, and in such cases we contribute with information if we have anything, said senior advisor Martin Bernsen in PST to NRK Wednesday morning.

Police ushered in full investigation of the anonymous bomb threat Sandens mall in Kristiansand.

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