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Two persons (21 and 26 years old) have now been arrested and charged by the police. I bet they had a lot of fun while crushing the city but not anymore. I guess we’ll never get the names of the ones who did it, but I think that is for the best.

They haven’t done anything deadly serious, like many other do every day so I guess they’ll only be charged for vandalism. But I have a feeling their family will hate them for a while.

Our Bishop in our county asks people to calm down and not lynch them. I am wondering when the King of Norway will make a statement.

Links (in Norwegian): VG, BT

Before every Christmas kids in schools, homes and kindergartens creates each their gingerbread house and delivers it to the Gingerbread City in our city centre. And when we’re getting closer to Christmas the city is prepared for view and everyone can visit it. It has become incredible popular, kindergartens takes the bus to the city centre to let the kids view it, schools and families with kids do the same. It creates nice atmosphere, visiting it is a nice break in otherwise hectic days.

Heres a few shots from last year’s Gingerbread city:

But last night someone broke into the tent in the city centre and vandalized each and every house the kids have created:

PHOTO: SILJE KATRINE ROBINSON

Isn’t it incredible? I hope the police finds them, they are working overtime now to find the guilty ones. I think they will be hanged by the public – people are angry.

The police went out to media today and called the vandelisers retards. I think that sums it up.

Link to our local newspaper (in Norwegian) : BT

Update: A man has now admitted that he vandalised it, he did it while he was drunk. Two friends of him called the police after they heard his story. Guess what, they got the 100000 NOK ($20000) bounty for finding the guilty one though half of it goes to charity.