TRIPwire, 23 March 2023

TRIPwire, 23 March 2023
On 23 March 2023, at approximately 0100 hours local time, Quebec provincial police officers responded to a residence in Saint-Remi, Monteregie, after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown at the residence, starting a fire. Local firefighters extinguished the blaze, and no further device details have been released. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 22 March 2023

TRIPwire, 22 March 2023
On 22 March 2023, at approximately 0440 hours local time, local police responded after unidentified suspects used explosives to attack a jewelry store in Cologne, before fleeing the scene. According to authorities, the explosions destroyed the store windows and caused significant damage to the houses across the street and parked vehicles. No further details concerning the explosives have been released, and it is unclear if any jewelry was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 21 March 2023
On 20 March 2023, a victim-operated IED (VOIED) concealed inside a USB drive functioned at a TV station in Guayaquil, injuring a journalist when he inserted the drive into a computer. According to local police, the USB drive may have been loaded with RDX, a military-type explosive. Four additional VOIEDs mailed in envelopes to journalists working in TV and radio stations in Guayaquil and Quito were intercepted. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.