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  • Massachusetts: BMM Discovered in Residence After Explosion, 1 Injured
    Monday, May 22, 2023 - 14:41
    TRIPwire, 22 May 2023 On 21 May 2023, at approximately 1300 hours local time, Kingston Police Department officers and Kingston Fire Department crews responded to a residence on Nobadeer Circle following a loud explosion that left one man severely injured. Investigators determined that the man was manufacturing pyrotechnics in the basement of the home. The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, FBI investigators, and a hazmat crew also responded to the scene after police discovered bomb-making material (BMM), described as “materials/powders consistent with bomb-making” inside the residence. No further details on the BMM were released, and no other injuries were reported. The BMM was collected and rendered safe. The residence also sustained some damage. The investigation is ongoing.
  • South Carolina: Explosive Devices Discovered, 1 Arrested
    Monday, May 22, 2023 - 14:40
    TRIPwire, 22 May 2023 On 20 May 2023, at approximately 1930 hours local time, Goose Creek Police Department (GCPD) officers responded to the area of Westview Boulevard and Pineview Drive after receiving reports of a suspect in possession of an explosive device. Upon arrival, GCPD officers took the suspect into custody and located the devices. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad responded to assist, x-rayed the devices, and removed them from the scene. No further device details were provided. The male suspect was arrested and is awaiting charges. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Indiana: Ordnance Detonated in Residence Killing 1 and Injuring 2
    Monday, May 22, 2023 - 14:39
    TRIPwire, 22 May 2023 On 20 May 2023, at approximately 1830 hours local time, Lake County Sheriff's Department deputies responded after a hand grenade detonated in a home on West Lakeshore Drive, killing a father and injuring two children. The incident occurred while the family was going through a grandfather's belongings. According to deputies, someone reportedly pulled the pin after the family found the hand grenade, causing it to detonate. The Porter County Bomb Squad responded to assist and conducted a post-blast analysis of the scene, before determining the area was safe. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Germany: Explosives Trap Detonated, 1 Injured
    Monday, May 22, 2023 - 14:38
    TRIPwire, 22 May 2023 On 21 May 2023, local police responded to a residence in Hamburg-Lokstedt after a 44-year-old estate administrator was injured by an explosives trap, set by a deceased tenant, when she attempted to open the man’s safe. No further details were provided on the explosives or trap. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Mexico: IID Functioned in Movie Theater
    Monday, May 22, 2023 - 14:36
    TRIPwire, 22 May 2023 On 19 May 2023, local police and fire department crews responded to a movie theater in a shopping center in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, functioned inside one of the theaters. No injuries were reported. Investigators discovered three IIDs, only one of which had been functioned. The intact IIDs were described as two plastic bottles which contained knives, nails, and aluminum foil balls. Fire department officials also reported that the devices contained muriatic acid. No further device details have been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
  • Colombia: IED Functioned in Gold Mine Killing 2
    Friday, May 19, 2023 - 13:04
    TRIPwire, 19 May 2023 On 17 May 2023, judicial police and an intelligence unit responded to Higabra, a village in the Municipality of Buritica, in western Antioquia, after an IED described as a “cylinder bomb” functioned in a gold mine tunnel, killing a miner and a security guard, and injuring 14 others, including four security guards. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the incident remains under investigation.
  • Pakistan: IED Functioned at Repair Shop, 1 Killed
    Friday, May 19, 2023 - 13:03
    TRIPwire, 19 May 2023 On 18 May 2023, local police and a bomb disposal unit responded after an IED concealed in a motorcycle functioned at a motorcycle repair shop in Peshawar, killing one person and injuring three others. The bomb disposal unit described the device as a 200-gram magnet IED. No further device details have been released. The explosion caused significant damage to the workshop and its neighboring structures. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Colorado: BMM Discovered in Residence Following Injury
    Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 15:03
    TRIPwire, 18 May 2023 On 16 May 2023, at approximately 0700 hours local time, Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) officers responded to a local hospital after a male suspect arrived at the hospital’s emergency room with injuries consistent with an explosive device that he suffered at his residence. CSPD officers and the Regional Explosives Unit executed a search warrant at the suspect’s home on Birnamwood Drive and discovered bomb-making material (BMM), described as consistent with the production of explosives. No further details about the BMM have been released. The incident remains under investigation, and the suspect may face multiple felony charges.
  • Florida: IID Thrown from Vehicle, 1 Arrested
    Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 15:02
    TRIPwire, 18 May 2023 On 16 May 2023, at approximately 2030 hours local time, Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies conducted a traffic stop on Orlando Avenue and Chancas Street following a traffic violation. The driver threw an object, which was later located and identified as an improvised incendiary device (IID) described as a Molotov cocktail, from the vehicle’s window before pulling over. Further investigation revealed the suspect was involved in a domestic disturbance at the residence of an acquaintance in the area. According to authorities, the suspect filled a plastic water bottle with gasoline from a gas can that was stored on the property; added items to create a “wick,” and made the IID that he planned to toss onto the property, where he had recently poured gasoline. The suspect was arrested and charged with discharging/placing a destructive device, among other charges.
  • UPDATE Texas: Suspected BMM Found in Residence, 1 Arrested
    Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 14:59
    TRIPwire, 18 May 2023 On 17 April 2023, Burleson Police Department officers and FBI and ATF agents conducted a search of a residence on the 700 block of Pecan Street as part of an investigation into the suspect’s alleged posts of images of IEDs. Authorities later received a tip that the suspect had detonated an IED in a residential neighborhood, and further investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly searched on how to make “pipe bombs” and “propane bombs.” The search of the residence revealed bomb-making material (BMM), described as “a brown shoe box” containing a glass jar filled with metal BBs and lead, marked as “frag,” and a white plastic container filled with 659.2 grams of explosive powder near the box. No further details about the BMM have been released. According to authorities, the suspect purchased two pounds of potassium perchlorate, one pound of aluminum powder and a striped fuse online. Authorities also found a handwritten manifesto that “glorified the Columbine shooters and espoused white supremacy.” The 22-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a destructive device, prohibited weapons, possession of components of explosives, and deadly conduct.

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