A Finnish Man Places 26.5 Pounds of Dynamite in a Friend’s Vehicles and Claims It Was a Joke

A Finnish Man Places 26.5 Pounds of Dynamite in a Friend’s Vehicles and Claims It Was a Joke
Police officers are seen in Helsinki on July 12, 2023. Eelis Berglund/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A Finnish man reportedly stored 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds) of dynamite in two cars belonging to a friend, saying it “was a joke,” Finland broadcaster YLE said Wednesday.

The owner of the two cars didn’t see it as funny and informed the police who briefly detained the potential prankster. He was eventually freed but remains a suspect. He admitted to placing the explosives on Aug. 3 in the cars but said he didn’t intend to blow them up, YLE reported.