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| Failed Chechen bomber's trial begins in Copenhagen |
| 2011-05-16 |
| The trial of the man believed to be behind a failed bombing attempt in Copenhagen last September is set to begin tomorrow. Lors Doukaiev, a 25-year-old Belgian who lost a leg to a landmine at age nine on a playground in Grozny, Chechnya, is thought to have accidentally set off a bomb at Hotel Jørgensen last September. The homemade bomb blew up accidentally in his hands, injuring only himself. The intended target of the bomb is uncertain, but investigators think he was preparing to send a letter bomb to the offices of Jyllands-Posten, which published Mohammed cartoons in 2005. At first, Doukaiev was able to frustrate police efforts to determine his motive or his identity by refusing to speak. His identity was eventually corroborated by his Belgian boxing coach after reporters from BT newspaper began their own investigation. It is now known that Doukaiev had been in Denmark twice before the failed bombing. His first visit was back in May 2008 when he came on an architectural study tour. After the bomb exploded, Doukaiev is thought to have fled to the nearby Ørstedsparken, where he was later arrested. At the time of the incident, a TV 2 film crew was recording a show about police dog patrols – and the same dog patrols being accompanied by the crew were coincidentally those used to track down Doukaiev. Although their TV cameras filmed Doukaiev handcuffed and face down in the gravel after being caught, they were prohibited to show it at the time since they had signed a contract only allowing their footage to be used for the specific program they were filming. |
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