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Pennsylvania: IEDs and BMM Found in Apartment Building

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On 26 April 2024, Pittsburgh Police Department officers and Bomb Squad technicians responded to an apartment on Forbes Avenue after suspicious powders were discovered inside the building among an evicted resident’s belongings. Authorities discovered 32 IEDs, along with bomb-making material (BMM), described as sulfur powder, aluminum powder, potassium nitrate, air float charcoal, and fuses. Technicians removed 32 separate devices from the scene and safely disposed of them.

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Pennsylvania: 2 Explosive Devices Discovered inside Residence

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TRIPwire, 1 June 2023 On 31 May 2023, at approximately 1500 hours local time, Girardville Fire Department (GFD), Girardville Police Department, and Borough Police Department officers responded to a residence on West Main Street after an explosive device, described as a homemade pipe bomb with signs of electrical detonation, was discovered by a building maintenance worker in the ceiling of a vacant apartment. FBI and State Police Bomb Squad technicians responded to the scene and rendered the device safe inside the apartment.

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Pennsylvania: 2 Pipe Bombs Discovered in Residence

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TRIPwire, 26 May 2023 On 25 May 2023, Morrisville Police Department officers, Bucks County detectives, the Philadelphia Bomb Squad, and federal authorities responded to a residence on South Pennsylvania Avenue and recovered what appeared to be two PVC pipe bombs inside. The Philadelphia Bomb Squad removed the devices from the residence. The apparent pipe bombs will be examined by the bomb squad, the ATF, and the FBI. No further device details have been released, and there were no injuries. No arrests have been announced. The investigation is ongoing.

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Pennsylvania: 3 Pipe Bombs Brought Into Police Station

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TRIPwire, 10 May 2023
On 9 May 2023, at approximately 1100 hours local time, a man brought a bag containing three pipe bombs into the public safety building of the Harrisburg Police Department (HPD), claiming he found them on the street. The HPD’s K9 team and the Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad responded to assist. Bomb technicians used a robot to retrieve the devices before removing them from the scene to be rendered safe. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.

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Pennsylvania: IED Discovered While Clearing Brush Fire

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TRIPwire, 14 April 2023
On 12 April 2023, at approximately 2200 hours local time, Tamaqua Borough Police Department officers and Tamaqua Fire Department crews responded to an area near Biddle Street and Clark Street after a report of a brush fire and discovered an IED while they were clearing it. No further device details have been released. The FBI and Allentown Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist in rendering the device safe. The investigation is ongoing.

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