Editing Petri Gerdt

{{Villain_Infobox
|Image = Petri Gerdt.png
|fullname = Petri Erkki Tapio Gerdt
|alias = N/A
|origin = Finland
|occupation = Chemistry student
|skills = Bombs
|hobby = Detonating bombs
|goals = Kill himself and others (succeeded)
|crimes = [[Mass murder]]
|type of villain = Suicide Bomber
}}
'''Petri Erkki Tapio Gerdt''' (April 17, 1983 - October 11, 2002) was a Finnish 19-year-old suicide bomber who committed the Myyrmanni bombing. He carried a home-made bomb killing 6 people and himself. His motive is still unknown.

== Information ==
Petri was born on April 17, 1983. According to his parents before the bombing, Petri used home-made bombs and detonated them in nearby forests. He was a chemistry student of Evtek, Espoo-Vantaa Institu of Technology. 

== Bombing ==
Gerdt constructed a bomb in his own apartment inside the Myyrmanni mall, Vantaa. The bomb had shotgun pellets, hinting that the bomb was meant to kill. After the bomb detonated, Petri and 6 people died. The explosion also injured 166 more. It is possible Gerdt's intention was to leave the bomb and remotely detonate it after he left, it's unknown if he died on accident or if the bombing was a suicide.

== Motive ==
Petri's motive for the bombing is unknown, but it's possible that he blew himself up due to girlfriend problems.
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Male]]
[[Category:Homicidal]]
[[Category:Suicidal]]
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]]
[[Category:Young villains]]
[[Category:Terrorists]]
[[Category:Murderer]]
[[Category:European Villains]]
[[Category:Scandinavia]]
[[Category:Finland]]
[[Category:Modern Villains]]
[[Category:Successful]]