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  • Argentina: Explosives Discovered in Residence
    Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 13:41
    TRIPwire, 10 May 2023 On 8 May 2023, at approximately 2000 hours local time, Los Antiguos Police Department officers searched a residence on Picadero Street and discovered explosives described as two 35-centimeter [~14 inches] cylinders separated by a wick-type cord. The 29-year-old male suspect stated that he discovered the devices at a primary school the week before and took them home. The explosives were removed from the residence and rendered safe. No further details on the explosives were released. On 9 May, explosives division personnel searched the school and did not locate any other explosives or materials. The suspect was arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.
  • Switzerland: Explosives Used to Attack ATM
    Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 13:40
    TRIPwire, 10 May 2023 On 10 May 2023, at approximately 0230 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to attack an ATM on the facade of a building in Buchs, St. Gallen, before fleeing the scene. The explosion destroyed the ATM and damaged the building housing it. No injuries were reported. No further details on the explosives have been released, and it is unclear how much money was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
  • North Carolina: 2 Pipe Bombs Discovered in Church, 1 Arrested
    Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 13:19
    TRIPwire, 9 May 2023 On 7 May 2023, at approximately 1500 hours local time, Hickory Police Department officers discovered two pipe bombs at a church on Highway 127 after responding to a call concerning a suspicious device. The FBI, Gaston County Police Department (GCPD) Bomb Squad, and the Gastonia Police Department (GPD) Bomb Squad responded to assist, used a robot to examine a car parked in front of the church, and found one of the devices in the trunk. The second device was discovered inside the church. Bomb technicians took possession of both devices and rendered them safe. According to media reporting, the devices were constructed with a fuse, sugar, baking soda, stump remover, and sodium nitrate. On 8 May, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, Morganton Department of Public Safety, GCPD Bomb Squad, GPD Bomb Squad, ATF, and FBI executed a search warrant of the suspect’s home in Burke County. The 37-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with possession of weapons of mass destruction. Possible additional charges are pending.
  • California: Pipe Bombs Left on Driveway
    Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 13:18
    TRIPwire, 9 May 2023 On 8 May 2023, at approximately 0715 hours local time, San Bernardino County (SBC) Sheriff’s Department deputies and Yucaipa Police Department officers responded to a residence near Adams Street and Yucaipa Boulevard after the homeowner reported that a small box containing pipe bombs was left on their driveway. The pipe bombs were described as “two cylinder objects with fuses that authorities determined to be consistent with explosive devices, specifically pipe bombs.” The SBC’s Arson Bomb Detail rendered the devices safe. No further device details were released. Video surveillance showed an unidentified woman emplacing the box on the driveway; however, no arrests have been announced. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Argentina: IID Targets Police Station
    Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 13:17
    TRIPwire, 9 May 2023 On 8 May 2023, at approximately 2130 hours local time, two unidentified suspects on a motorcycle targeted the headquarters of a police substation in Rosario with an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, which was thrown under a police vehicle parked by the entrance. The device failed to ignite, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Germany: Explosives Used to Attack ATM
    Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 13:15
    TRIPwire, 9 May 2023 On 9 May 2023, at approximately 0445 hours local time, three unknown suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM in Schermbeck, before fleeing the scene. The explosion destroyed the ATM and shattered windows of the building housing it. No injuries were reported. No further details on the explosives have been released, and it is unclear whether any money was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Rhode Island: IID Thrown at Vehicle, 3 Arrested
    Monday, May 8, 2023 - 14:21
    TRIPwire, 8 May 2023 On 27 April 2023, at approximately 0145 hours local time, Cranston Police Department (CPD) officers responded to Greenwood Street after a suspect in a moving vehicle threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at a parked van. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. On 5 May 2023, CPD arrested three individuals, a 19-year-old female, a 20-year-old female, and one male juvenile, in connection to the incident. The three suspects are facing arson, assault, weapons, and conspiracy charges.
  • Washington: Suspect Fails to Function IED in Residence, 1 Arrested
    Monday, May 8, 2023 - 14:20
    TRIPwire, 8 May 2023 On 7 May 2023, at approximately 1613 hours local time, Pullman Police Department (PPD) officers responded to a duplex on Morton Street following reports of a disorderly person. Upon arrival, PPD officers were told that the suspect unsuccessfully attempted to function an IED with a fuse in an effort to set fire to an acquaintance’s apartment. The Spokane Explosive Disposal Unit responded to assist and removed the IED. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. The 31-year-old male suspect from Lapwai, Idaho, was arrested and charged with assault in the first degree. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Germany: IID Thrown at Dormitory
    Monday, May 8, 2023 - 14:18
    TRIPwire, 8 May 2023 On 6 May 2023, at approximately 2330 hours local time, an unknown suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID) at a dormitory that houses asylum seekers in Korb, Rems-Murr, before fleeing the scene. The IID hit a shutter and fell to the ground outside the building, where it was extinguished by a resident. No injuries were reported, and no further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
    Monday, May 8, 2023 - 14:17
    TRIPwire, 8 May 2023 On 8 May 2023, at approximately 0250 hours local time, three unknown suspects used explosives to attack two ATMs in a kiosk in Stadtkyll before fleeing the scene. No further details about the explosives have been released, and it is unclear how much cash was stolen. The explosions destroyed the ATMs and damaged the kiosk housing them. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.

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