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On 14 November 2024, the Cody Police Department, Park County Sheriff’s Office, an unspecified regional bomb team, and the ATF found IEDs and firearms in a residence on Musser Road in Park County as part of an ongoing investigation. No additional device details have been released. Officials arrested a 64-year-old male suspect connected to the residence. The investigation is ongoing.
On 14 November 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, published a press release announcing the 8 November 2024 arrest of a 28-year-old Houston man who attempted to provide material support to ISIS, reportedly wanted to commit a terrorist attack in the United States, and allegedly stored explosives manuals on his laptop. Law enforcement executed searches of the suspect’s residence, vehicle, and electronic devices, which uncovered instruction manuals on how to prepare C4 explosives, use a remote detonator, and construct various other IEDs.
On 17 November 2024, at approximately 1736 hours local time, Miami County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on the 7600 block of U.S. Route 40 in Bethel Township following a report of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife. As deputies were interviewing the woman, she indicated concerns of an IED in the garage, allegedly created by her husband. The Dayton Bomb Squad was called in to assist. Bomb squad technicians examined the device, described as a professional-grade pyrotechnic taped to a gallon of "tiki torch oil” and concealed in a small gym bag.
On 20 November 2024, a 30-year-old Florida man was arrested after FBI agents discovered his alleged plot to function an IED at the New York Stock Exchange in New York the week before Thanksgiving. The suspect reportedly tasked an FBI undercover agent with procuring explosives to use in an IED. The IED would include a “remote-trigger” he constructed out of two-way radios. The FBI began investigating the suspect in February 2024 after receiving a tip that he was storing bomb-making instructions in a storage unit.
On 19 November 2024, Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) deputies discovered 2 IEDs, 28 pounds of cannabis, and 3 firearms while executing a narcotics-related search warrant at a residence on Burning Ember Lane in Palm Coast. FCSO deputies called the St. John's County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad to assist, and bomb technicians took possession of the devices. No additional details on the devices were provided. A 51-year-old male suspect was arrested. The ATF is assisting in analyzing the devices, and the investigation is ongoing.
On 13 November 2024, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded after a non-functional pipe bomb, described as a metal pipe with a closed bottom and removable threaded top, was discovered in a tool cabinet assigned to a 37-year-old employee of a manufacturing company at Sebring Regional Airport Industrial Park in Sebring. A bomb technician from the State Fire Marshal’s Office inspected the device and stated that the device did not contain any explosive material but had the characteristics of an IED.
On 15 November 2024, an IED, described as a rudimentary explosive device, was functioned during student-led anti-government protests in Turin, resulting in 15 police officers taken to a local hospital after being exposed to its fumes. The incident occurred during protests that included students allegedly attempting to bypass a security cordon to reach the door of the prefecture building in the central Piazza Castello. No further device details have been released. An investigation is ongoing.
On 19 November 2024, Greek anti-terrorism police and a bomb squad responded to an apartment building in the Pangrati district of Athens after the owner of the building reported finding a cache of explosives in a storage room. Greek authorities found 3 hand grenades, 7.5 kg [~16.5 pounds] of ammonium dynamite, 3 kg [~6.6 pounds] of gelatine dynamite, 2 kg [~4.4 pounds] of TNT, 37 kg [~81.6 pounds] of ammonium nitrate, 6 detonators, and 6 firearms in the storage room. No details regarding the disposal of the explosives were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
On 20 November 2024, at approximately 0400 hours local time, Barrie Police and Ontario Provincial Police discovered multiple unspecified IEDs in an RV at a parking lot in Barrie, Ontario, after an armed 43-year-old male suspect barricaded himself in the vehicle for approximately 16 hours. Local crisis negotiators worked with authorities to get the suspect to surrender before he was taken into custody. The Barrie Police Explosives Disposal Unit was called to assist following the discovery of the IEDs. Bomb technicians rendered the IEDs safe and removed them from the scene.
On 12 November 2024, at approximately 0935 hours local time, Allegheny County Police Department (ACPD) responded to Pittsburgh International Airport after ordnance, described as a Mk-24 flash-bang grenade, was found in the bag of a 25-year-old West Virginia man at the airport’s main security checkpoint. The ACPD bomb squad responded to assist and confirmed that the grenade was live. The bomb squad safely removed the ordnance from the area. The FBI was notified of the incident.