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Illinois: IID Thrown at Nonprofit Clinic

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TRIPwire, 18 January 2023
On 15 January 2023, at approximately 2332 hours local time, Peoria Police Department officers and Peoria Fire Department (PFD) crews responded to a nonprofit clinic on North Knoxville Avenue after an unidentified suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, through the clinic’s window, causing a fire in the building. No further device details were provided. A PFD firefighter suffered minor injuries and the building sustained significant damages. The investigation is ongoing.

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North Carolina: IID Discovered Near Daycare Following Fire

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TRIPwire, 18 January 2023
On 17 January 2023, at approximately 2130 hours local time, the Wendell Police Department and Wendall Fire Department responded to a daycare on Raymond Drive due to a reported fire. Officers discovered an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, near the building. According to media reporting, the IID appeared to consist of a wine bottle containing a flammable chemical with a burned cork sticking out the top. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

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Germany: Explosives Used to Target ATM

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TRIPwire, 18 January 2023
On 17 January 2023, at approximately 0200 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to attack an ATM at a supermarket in Bitburg before fleeing the scene. No further details on the explosives have been released. The explosion caused extensive damage to the ATM and area of the building where it was located, but no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: IED Used in Church Attack, 17 Killed

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TRIPwire, 17 January 2023
On 15 January 2023, militants emplaced an IED inside a church in Kasindi, which was functioned as churchgoers were praying, killing at least 17 and injuring approximately 50 others. No further device details have been released. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Canada: IID Thrown at Vehicle

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TRIPwire, 17 January 2023
On 15 January 2023, at approximately 0700 hours local time, the Montreal police (SPVM) arson squad responded to 12th Avenue in the Lachine borough after an unknown suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at a moving vehicle, causing it to catch fire. No further device details have been released. The vehicle sustained extensive damage, but no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Greece: IED Used to Target Supporters Outside Sports Club

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TRIPwire, 13 January 2023
On 12 January 2023, at approximately 0345 hours local time, local authorities responded after two unidentified suspects on a motorcycle threw an IED at supporters outside a local sports club in Maroussi in Athens. Eight shops, seven homes, and two vehicles were damaged in the explosion, but no injuries were reported. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.

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