Breadcrumbs
Massachusetts: BMM Discovered in Residence After Explosion, 1 Injured
TRIPwire, 22 May 2023
Indiana: Ordnance Detonated in Residence Killing 1 and Injuring 2
TRIPwire, 22 May 2023
Germany: Explosives Trap Detonated, 1 Injured
TRIPwire, 22 May 2023
On 21 May 2023, local police responded to a residence in Hamburg-Lokstedt after a 44-year-old estate administrator was injured by an explosives trap, set by a deceased tenant, when she attempted to open the man’s safe. No further details were provided on the explosives or trap. The investigation is ongoing.
Colombia: IED Functioned in Gold Mine Killing 2
TRIPwire, 19 May 2023
On 17 May 2023, judicial police and an intelligence unit responded to Higabra, a village in the Municipality of Buritica, in western Antioquia, after an IED described as a “cylinder bomb” functioned in a gold mine tunnel, killing a miner and a security guard, and injuring 14 others, including four security guards. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the incident remains under investigation.
Pakistan: IED Functioned at Repair Shop, 1 Killed
TRIPwire, 19 May 2023
On 18 May 2023, local police and a bomb disposal unit responded after an IED concealed in a motorcycle functioned at a motorcycle repair shop in Peshawar, killing one person and injuring three others. The bomb disposal unit described the device as a 200-gram magnet IED. No further device details have been released. The explosion caused significant damage to the workshop and its neighboring structures. The investigation is ongoing.