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Italy: Explosives Used to Target ATM

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TRIPwire, 10 November 2022
On 8 November 2022, at approximately 0300 hours local time, the Carabinieri responded to Corso XXIII Marzo after four suspects used a tube filled with explosive material to target an ATM and fled the scene with an estimated 100,000 euros [~$101,755]. The incident remains under investigation.

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Texas: Explosive Device Functioned Below Statue

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TRIPwire, 9 November 2022
On 7 November 2022, at approximately 0300 hours local time, the FBI, San Antonio Police Department, and San Antonio Fire Department responded to West Commerce Street in San Antonio following an explosion at the base of a statue. According to media reporting, security footage shows a suspect placing two paint cans underneath the statue and walking away before both cans exploded, damaging the lower half of the head-shaped sculpture and its concrete base. No further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

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Washington: Pipe Bomb Discovered Near Store

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TRIPwire, 9 November 2022
On 5 November 2022, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) deputies responded to an auto parts store in Parkland after an employee discovered a pipe bomb, described as “a metal pipe capped at both ends and wrapped in tape”, inside a duffle bag near the store. According to deputies, the device had a blast similar to a hand grenade. No further device details were released. PCSD Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, relocated the device to the department’s firing range, and rendered it safe. The investigation is ongoing.

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Mexico: IIDs and Pyrotechnics Thrown at Construction Workers

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TRIPwire, 9 November 2022
On 7 November 2022, an organized student movement threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs) and pyrotechnics during a protest at the Double Overpass of the North Poniente Bypass construction site in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, seizing machinery and equipment. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. The protesters also threatened the construction workers and passing motorists on the road.

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Chile: 20 IIDs Thrown at Police Personnel and Army Compound

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TRIPwire, 8 November 2022
On 7 November 2022, at approximately 1010 hours local time, Carabiniers responded after approximately 40 unidentified suspects came out of a boarding school in Quinta Normal, Santiago, interrupted traffic, and began throwing at least 20 improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, at an adjacent Army compound and at Carabinier personnel. No injuries or damage was reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Nebraska: Explosives Discovered Inside Home, 1 Arrested

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TRIPwire, 7 November 2022
On 2 November 2022, Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) troopers and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in Lincoln and discovered two M-type explosives a shotgun, several boxes of ammunition, and narcotics. NSP Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and safely removed the explosives. A 51-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with possession of controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and unlawful possession of an explosive.

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Italy: Explosives Used in ATM Attack

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TRIPwire, 7 November 2022
On 7 November 2022, at approximately 0000 hours local time, the Carabinieri responded to a supermarket in Casalecchio di Reno in Bologna after four suspects used explosives to target an ATM and fled the scene with an estimated 100,000 euros [~$100,213]. No further details about the explosives have been released. The incident remains under investigation.

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