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  • New York: Ordnance Discovered in Residence
    Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 15:54
    TRIPwire, 25 May 2023 On 24 May 2023, the Westchester County Police Department (WCPD) Hazardous Devices Unit responded to a residence in White Plains after an unexploded ordnance was found during a basement cleanup. The ordnance was an Mk2 hand grenade with the safety pin partially out and was located on an “unstable platform.” The WCPD Hazardous Devices Unit removed the unexploded ordnance, placed it into an explosive containment trailer, and transported it for disposal. No further device details have been released, and no injuries were reported.
  • Colombia: Explosive Device Targets Police, 3 Killed
    Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 15:52
    TRIPwire, 25 May 2023 On 24 May 2023, a Colombian police patrol in Tibu, Norte de Santander, was attacked by an explosive device, leaving at least 2 officers and 1 civilian dead, and at least 10 wounded. Media photos show an extensively damaged police vehicle. No further device details have been released. No criminal group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Germany: BMM Discovered, Tied to Planned Attack
    Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 15:50
    TRIPwire, 25 May 2023 On 23 May 2023, German Federal police in Kempten, Bavaria, arrested a 24-year-old suspect on suspicion of planning to carry out a terror attack on a packed church in Sweden together with his 28-year-old brother, who was arrested on 25 April in Hamburg. During a search of the brothers’ residences, investigators recovered evidence linking the men to the planned attack, including bomb-making material (BMM), and the alleged target on burner cell phones and computers. According to media reporting, the suspects bought the BMM, described as urea fertilizer and hydrogen peroxide, online. The suspects intended to construct an explosive belt. No further details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Washington: IID Thrown at Vehicle
    Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 12:41
    TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 21 May 2023, at approximately 2145 hours local time, Olympia Police Department officers responded to Division Street Northwest after two unidentified suspects threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at a parked vehicle, setting it ablaze before fleeing on foot. Olympia Fire Department crews were called to the scene to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
  • New Jersey: Explosive Device Thrown From Vehicle
    Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 12:39
    TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 20 May 2023, at approximately 2130 hours local time, Lakewood Police Department officers responded to Squankum Road after an explosive device, described as a small object with a lit fuse was thrown from a vehicle and functioned in a wooded area. Pedestrians were 50 to 100 feet away, but no injuries were reported. A home security system captured video footage of two pickup trucks traveling on the road before the lit device was tossed from one of the vehicles. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Pakistan: PBIED Targets Security Checkpoint, 4 Killed
    Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 12:37
    TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 24 May 2023, a suicide bomber functioned a person-borne IED (PBIED) during a routine frisking at a security checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing two soldiers, a policeman, and a civilian. The blast also left several civilians injured. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
  • Kansas: IEDs Discovered in Residence After Stabbing, 1 Arrested
    Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 15:33

    TRIPwire, 23 May 2023

    On 21 May 2023, at approximately 2330 hours local time, Lawrence Police Department (LPD) officers responded to a residence on Rhode Island Street for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, LPD officers discovered a woman with multiple stab wounds and learned that the suspect had emplaced IEDs in the home. The Leavenworth Bomb Squad responded to assist and discovered several IEDs, described as consistent with large-scale commercial pyrotechnics, before removing them from the scene. No further device details were provided. On 22 May, the 38-year-old male suspect turned himself in. The investigation is ongoing.

  • South Carolina: Explosives Used to Target Mailboxes
    Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 15:32

    TRIPwire, 23 May 2023

    On 22 May 2023, at approximately 0030 hours local time, Greer Police Department officers responded to a subdivision near Snow Road after explosives were used to target a neighborhood mailbox cluster of four mailboxes. A home security system captured footage of a suspect exiting a vehicle, walking up to the mailboxes, and fleeing the scene as the mailboxes exploded. No further details on the explosives were released. The investigation is ongoing.

  • Texas: IID Used to Target Business
    Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 15:32

    TRIPwire, 23 May 2023

    On 20 May 2023, Galena Park Police Department officers responded to a vape shop on Clinton Drive after two unidentified suspects walked into the store and threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, inside the store, setting it ablaze. An employee managed to escape unharmed, but the store sustained extensive damage and lost about $100,000 in products. No further device details have been released. The Harris County Fire Marshal and ATF are assisting in the ongoing investigation. 

  • Canada: IIDs Thrown at Business
    Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 13:10

    TRIPwire, 23 May 2023

    On 22 May 2023, Montreal police responded to a business in the Saint-Laurent borough in Montreal after unidentified suspects threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs) into the business, setting it ablaze and causing extensive damage. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. According to authorities, this is the second arson attack targeting the business following a 7 May attack. The investigation is ongoing.

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