TRIPwire, 30 May 2023 On 28 May 2023, at approximately 0500 hours local time, local police responded to a Surinamese currency exchange office in Rotterdam after it was targeted by an explosive device. The front door sustained minor damage. No further device details have been released, and no injuries were reported. The incident is part of a string of attacks targeting branches of a Suriname currency exchange company since January 2023. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 26 May 2023 On 26 May 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, an unknown suspect used an explosive device to target a Surinamese money exchange office in Amsterdam before fleeing the scene on foot. The blast damaged the office and a neighboring building. No injuries were reported. A forensic investigation team and local bomb squad responded to assist and conducted a post-blast analysis of the scene and examined the explosive material. Three separate blasts occurred at the company’s other Amsterdam branches within several days. No further device details were provided.

TRIPwire, 25 May 2023 On 24 May 2023, a Colombian police patrol in Tibu, Norte de Santander, was attacked by an explosive device, leaving at least 2 officers and 1 civilian dead, and at least 10 wounded. Media photos show an extensively damaged police vehicle. No further device details have been released. No criminal group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 21 May 2023, at approximately 2145 hours local time, Olympia Police Department officers responded to Division Street Northwest after two unidentified suspects threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at a parked vehicle, setting it ablaze before fleeing on foot. Olympia Fire Department crews were called to the scene to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 24 May 2023, a suicide bomber functioned a person-borne IED (PBIED) during a routine frisking at a security checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing two soldiers, a policeman, and a civilian. The blast also left several civilians injured. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.