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Colombia: RCIED Rendered Safe by Military Personnel

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 16:02

On 27 September 2024, military engineers from the Third Brigade of the National Army and Explosives and Demolitions Group (EXDE) bomb technicians responded to a rural area in Pradera, department of Valle del Cauca, for a report of a remote-controlled IED (RCIED). EXDE and National Army bomb technicians examined the device and determined that it contained approximately 15 kg of homemade explosives and was able to be remotely activated via a wireless control system.

Canada: IIDs Thrown at Police During Protest, 4 Arrested

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 16:00

On 29 September 2024, at approximately 2115 hours local time, at least 50 protestors gathered near Maisonneuve Boulevard and Guy Street in Montreal and began to march toward de la Montagne Street and along the campus of Concordia University. Protestors smashed windows of school buildings and nearby businesses and spray painted on several windows. As Montreal police were attempting to apprehend protestors, two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, were thrown at officers. No injuries or property damage from the IIDs were reported.

Denmark: Hand Grenades Functioned Near Israeli Embassy, 3 Arrested

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:59

On 2 October 2024, at approximately 0320 hours local time, two explosions were reported near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. Copenhagen Police responded to the scene and determined that the blasts had been caused by two hand grenades, resulting in material damage to a building 100 meters from the Israeli embassy. No injuries were reported. Three Swedish suspects between the ages of 15 and 20 were arrested in connection with the explosions.

Ohio: 2 IEDs Found in Man’s Belongings, 1 Arrested

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:53

On 18 September 2024, at approximately 1400 hours local time, a Kettering Police Department (KPD) officer approached a man acting strangely near a dumpster on Tabor Avenue in Kettering. The officer received permission to search the man’s belongings and discovered two IEDs, as shown in body camera footage published by news media on 27 September. The first IED was described as a small soft drink bottle sealed at the top, possessing a fuse, and containing what appeared to be nails and screws.

New York: Pyrotechnic Devices and BMM Discovered in Residence of Man Plotting to Attack Migrants, 1 Arrested

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:52

On 26 September 2024, a 27-year-old male suspect was arrested after police officers recovered pyrotechnics and bomb-making material (BMM), including explosive substances from disassembled pyrotechnics that had been wrapped in tin foil, long nail cartridges that were also wrapped in foil, BB pellets, and green wire, from his residence on 77th Street in Elmhurst. The search was conducted as part of an investigation into the suspect, who had told an acquaintance that he was constructing IEDs to target a small hostel in Queens used to temporarily house migrants from the U.S. southern border.

New Jersey: IIDs Thrown at Apartment Building

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:50

On 28 September 2024, at approximately 0100 hours local time, a male suspect reportedly threw two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, at an apartment building on the 500 block of Vine Street in Elizabeth before fleeing the scene. Elizabeth firefighters responded and quickly extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported. A county arson investigator stated that a “bottle cap with a wick and the smell of some form of accelerant” was found at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

Michigan: Suspect Threatens Campaign Rally with Hoax Device, Charged with Possessing BMM

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:48

On 27 September 2024, a 65-year-old man drove up to a traffic checkpoint outside a Trump campaign rally in Walker and held up a bottle to City of Walker Police Department officers, claiming that it was a C4 explosive. The suspect then sped past the checkpoint and ignored police commands to stop until he reached a parking area, where he began to throw bags of fertilizer out of his vehicle to make it appear as though he was in possession of explosives. The suspect was arrested, and a search of his vehicle did not result in the discovery of any explosives.

Iowa: Fire Outside Apartment Building Caused by Pyrotechnic Device

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:43

On 2 October 2024, at approximately 1810 hours local time, Cedar Rapids Police Department (CRPD) officers responded to an apartment building on the 300 block of Kirkwood Court SW for a report of a fire that had broken out outside of the building. Residents extinguished the fire while responding firefighters put out any remaining flames. According to CRPD officers, evidence and witness reports were consistent with an unknown individual or individuals functioning a pyrotechnic device, resulting in the fire.

Idaho UPDATE: Pipe Bombs Discovered in Residence

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:41

On 26 September 2024, Pocatello Police Department (PPD) officers responded to a residence on the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue in Pocatello after a contractor working in the home observed possible explosive devices in a cardboard box and multiple firearms. PPD officers examined the explosive devices, described as 15 to 20 pipe bombs constructed with “rigid pipes, 6 to 7 inches long, with end caps at both ends, and a fuse protruding from one end.” The Idaho Falls Police Bomb Squad was called to assist in handling the IEDs. No additional IED details were released.

Florida: 2 IEDs Found in Casino

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 15:39

On 29 September 2024, at approximately 1159 hours local time, an IED described as a “crude concealed device with fireworks components” was found in a men’s room near a casino in Tampa, prompting the response of the Seminole Police Department and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Bomb Disposal Team. Bomb technicians rendered safe the device and removed it from the premises. Authorities continued the investigation while the casino was reopened, and on 30 September, they discovered a second similar device in a different men’s room in the casino’s mezzanine area.