Bomb rocks iconic Malmö restaurant

A powerful bomb explosion ripped through the grand old restaurant Hipp on Kalendegatan in central Malmö shortly before 2am on Monday.
The building opposite also sustained considerable damage as the explosion could be heard across the southern Swedish city.

A fire broke out in the restaurant but was extinguished fairly swiftly. No one was reported hurt but furniture and the inside of the restaurant sustained considerable damage.

The area around the landmark Malmö nightspot remained sealed off a couple of hours after the explosion as police technicians searched for an explanation.

"There has been speculation that a bomb was placed on the handle of the restaurant door, but judging by the damage it could have been left anywhere outside the restaurant," Göran Billberg at Malmö police told news agency TT.

Police have concluded from the crime scene that the bomb attack was directed at Hipp but remain in the dark as to why.

"There are no known threats against the restaurant which can explain the incident," Marie Keismar at Malmö police to news agency TT.

The police have been in contact with a large number of witnesses who had heard the explosion but it is as yet unclear if anyone actually saw it.

The Hippodrome building, which today houses a restaurant, theatre and nightclub, was built in 1900. From the 1950s to the 1990s the Hippodrome housed a free church.

Questions

1. Was the bomb powerful?
2. When did it happen?
3. Where did it happen?
4. What did the police conclude?
5. Was anybody hurt?
6. Did the bomb inflict damage in just one building?
7. What happened to the furniture?
8. Did anybody see the explosion?
9. What is the motive why people planted the bomb in the restaurant?
10. Was the explosion very loud?
11. Did the bomb trigger a fire?
12. Where was the bomb planted, according to speculation?
13. How long did the landmark Malmö nightspot remained sealed off?
14. Is there any threat against the restaurant?
15. When was the Hippodrome building built?

Sweden's Geography and Climate

Geography

Sweden is located in Northern Europe, where some old mountains are located. Even though Northern Europe's mountains are not very high, in the west of Sweden there is a pretty high mountain chain, the Scandinavian Mountain Chain. The lowest elevation in Sweden is in the bay of Lake Hammarsjön, that is 7.91 Ft below sea level.

Man-made Beauty

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It discharges an average of 570 m³/s of water and its basin area is 51,120 km².

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Most of Sweden has a temperate climate, with four distinct seasons. Because of its high latitude, the ranges of daylight vary greatly. Daylight lasts more than 18 hours in late June, but only 6 hours in late December.

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Sweden:Why did I choose it?

Sweden is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden is the 3rd largest country in the Europe Union in terms of area, it has 9.2 million inhabitants. Sweden emerged in the 17th century.

Sweden is famous for the Germanic people that lived in it, the vikings who had invaded and settled in parts of Eastern Europe, Constantinople and the Caspian Sea in 9th and 10th centuries.

I picked Sweden because I couldn't pick another I'd like to, but I like Sweden very much because of its weather and its views.