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California: Explosion at Homeless Encampment Fire Injures 11 Firefighters

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On 24 June 2024, at approximately 1350 hours local time, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters responded to a homeless encampment at 15700 W. Burbank Blvd. in Van Nuys for a half-acre of burning grass. As crews arrived, unspecified materials involved in the fire exploded, injuring 10 firefighters and critically wounding 1. The Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad and LAFD Arson Division responded to assist, examined the scene, and discovered what appeared to be a hand grenade and suspicious devices described as cylindrical objects.

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California: Explosive Devices Discovered During Raid on Home, 1 Arrested

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On 26 June 2024, at approximately 0830 hours local time, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies found unspecified explosive devices, a cache of guns, suppressors, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia while searching a home associated with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in the 300 block of East Country Club Boulevard in Big Bear.

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Mexico: UAS Used to Drop Explosive Device into Market Parking Lot

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On 23 June 2024, at approximately 1800 hours local time, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) dropped an explosive device that functioned in the parking lot of the Central de Abasto marketplace in Acapulco, Guerrero State. The explosion came after armed men approached merchants in the market and attempted to extort them. No injuries were reported due to the blast. Municipal law enforcement officers responded to the scene and discovered remnants of the device.

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Jordan: Explosives Found in Apartment Near U.S. Military Installation

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On 22 June 2024, Jordanian police responded to a home in the Marka area northeast of Amman for a report of an explosion, initially believed to have been the result of a gas leak. At the scene, police discovered a cache of explosives stored in an apartment approximately 1 km from the Marka military airport used by the United States and other coalition partners.

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Washington: IED Functioned on Vehicle, 1 Arrested

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On 5 June 2024, at approximately 0430 hours local time, a 911 caller reported a loud noise near the 1700 block of South Ocosta Street in Westport. Westport Police Department (WPD) officers responded to the scene but were unable to locate the source of the noise. Later that morning, at approximately 1100 hours, Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office (GHSO) deputies were contacted by a man who stated that his pickup truck had been damaged by an explosion, resulting in several shattered windows and the truck bed canopy being blown off.

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Texas: Suspect Makes IID in Gas Station, 1 Dead

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On 21 May 2024, Austin Police Department officers responded to a gas station in southeast Austin after a 35-year-old man brandished a firearm at employees. A SWAT team was deployed, and upon police attempts to lure the suspect away, he began pouring lighter fluid into a container with a rag to create an improvised incendiary device (IID) described as a Molotov cocktail. According to police, the potential for the device to be used to injure or kill employees prompted an officer to shoot the suspect, who later died at the hospital.

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Ohio: HME Functioned at Residence, 1 Arrested

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On 8 June 2024, police responded to the 2100 block of Rollingridge Lane in Green Township after a suspect functioned homemade pyrotechnics, damaging a home and truck. The suspect admitted to using a mixture of potassium chlorate and other chemicals purchased online to manufacture the explosive mixture, which he placed in a log. The 18-year-old suspect claimed he was trying to build his own firework. He was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance and criminal damaging and endangering.
 

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New Jersey: Practice Grenade Functioned, 1 Injured

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On 10 June 2024, at approximately 1140 hours local time, Hightstown Police Department (HPD) officers responded to an apartment complex rental office on Westerlea Avenue for a woman suffering from severe stomach pain. At the scene, officers determined that the 39-year-old woman had suffered injuries when an inert training grenade functioned. The woman was transported to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad and Hightstown Fire Department responded.

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Maryland: IIDs Emplaced at Residences

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On 12 June 2024, at approximately 0300 hours local time, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 1000 block of Tuscola Avenue and 800 block of Oneida Avenue for reports of attempted arsons at four homes. Sheriff’s deputies requested the assistance of the Fire Marshal’s Office, and investigators discovered four IIDs emplaced at the front doors of the residences. Security footage captured two male suspects emplacing the IIDs, described as Molotov cocktails, before fleeing the scene.

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Georgia: IIDs Functioned at 2 Houses, 1 Arrested

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On 1 June 2024, at approximately 0545 hours local time, fire crews responded to a home on the 6000 Block of Buckingham Court in Norcross for a reported fire. The home was severely damaged by the fire, which displaced a family of four and seriously injured one man. At the scene, Gwinnett County Fire Investigators discovered improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as gasoline-filled plastic bags and bottles with napkins. That same day, at approximately 0604 hours, fire crews responded to another fire approximately 3 miles away on the 1300 block of Turners Ridge Drive in Norcross.

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