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On 9 July 2024, at approximately 0830 hours local time, an employee of the Ansonia Public Works facility discovered an IED resembling a hand grenade wrapped in electrical tape near the facility entrance. The Ansonia Police Department, Connecticut State Police and State Police Bomb Squad, and local fire department all responded to assist. The IED was rendered safe at the scene without incident. The investigation is ongoing.
On 16 July 2024, at approximately 1630 hours local time, Arden-Dimick Library on the 800 block of Watt Avenue in Sacramento was evacuated after a man told employees he had a bomb. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies and bomb squad technicians responded to the scene, investigated a suspicious item near the library door described as a backpack, and determined there was no threat. SCSO deputies arrested the 54-year-old male suspect who made the threat and also had a felony warrant for parole violation.
On 10 July 2024, at approximately 1038 hours local time, Municipal Police officers, Mexican Army personnel, National Guard personnel, Civil Protection personnel, and local firefighters responded to a home in the Villas de San Juan neighborhood in León, Guanajuato State, for a report of explosive devices thrown into a home. Authorities responded after receiving anonymous tips about the incident and discovered the remnants of two functioned IEDs at the residence. No one was injured in the attack, although a gate at the home sustained damage.
On 15 July 2024, approximately 200 anti-immigration protestors gathered outside a former paint factory in the Dublin suburb of Coolock earmarked to become housing for asylum seekers. At some point during the gathering, protestors began to throw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs) described as petrol bombs and bricks at Garda riot police officers and construction equipment. At least three police vehicles were damaged
The CISA Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) TRIPwire Threat Analysis Team published an updated Emergency Responder Note (ERN) on homemade explosives entitles "Homemade Explosives Precursor Matrix (2024 Update)". This ERN is designed as a reference aid and is intended to increase situational awareness for those who may encounter homemade explosives.
This product provides awareness to rail-safety professionals and first responders of recent incidents involving suspected threat actors placing suspicious devices on railway tracks. It also offers potential detection, mitigation, and response techniques for rail-safety professionals and first responders.
On 7 July 2024, at approximately 2110 hours local time, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) dropped unspecified explosive devices at a residence in Caborca, Sonora. The explosive devices functioned, injuring three women. The State Attorney General’s Office believes the attack was orchestrated by organized crime because the owner of the residence is a known member of a criminal organization in the region.
On 9 July 2024, the Carabinieri arrested a 55-year-old man and conducted a search of his residence in Torre del Greco. Authorities discovered a cache of explosives and bomb-making material that weighed over 150 kg. The cache contained 492 IEDs, referred to as “cipolle;” 25 kg of potassium perchlorate; 40 kg of explosive powders that had been mixed with sulfur; 40 kg of packaging and assembling materials; and 10 kg of fuses. The suspect faces charges related to the illegal possession of explosive materials, receiving stolen goods, and failure to report explosive materials.
On 2 July 2024, at approximately 1700 hours local time, several juveniles emplaced and functioned an overpressure device in the bathroom of a movie theater in Lyon, leading to the evacuation of an adjoining projection room. Local firefighters, emergency services, police, and a security patrol responded to the scene of the explosion, where investigators discovered a second device that had not been functioned emplaced in the evacuated room. Investigators confirmed that both devices comprised bottles containing a mixture of sulfuric acid and aluminum.
On 5 July 2024, Pennsylvania State Police discovered 13 IEDs while searching a 46-year-old man’s vehicle during a traffic stop on I-80 East in Tobyhanna Township. State Police Bomb Squad technicians responded and removed the devices for further examination. No further device-related details were provided. The suspect was arrested under a DUI and weapons-related charges.