On 8 April 2024, at approximately 0414 hours local time, an unidentified suspect threw an unspecified explosive device onto the front porch of the Satanic Temple in Salem. The device functioned and caused minor damage to the porch and side of the building. No one was inside the building at the time of the event, and the incident was not discovered by staff until later that afternoon. The Salem Police Department responded to the scene and the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was called in to assist. They swept the building with a K9 unit and found no other hazardous material.

On 10 April 2024, at approximately 0230 hours local time, the Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a fire at a barber shop in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids Police Department officers assisted in the investigation and confirmed that the fire was caused by functioning improvised incendiary devices (IID) described as Molotov cocktails. The front windows of the building were broken, and the building sustained minor fire and smoke damage. The investigation is ongoing. 
 

On 4 April 2024, a 55-year-old man currently serving a life sentence at Phillips State Prison in Buford for kidnapping and other crimes was indicted by the Southern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney’s Office for making an unregistered destructive device, mailing a destructive device, and attempted malicious use of an explosive device.

On 10 April 2024, a 26-year-old male suspect was arrested on charges of malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device following a joint FBI, ATF, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and Montgomery Police Department investigation into a 24 February 2024 incident where the suspect functioned an IED outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s office in Montgomery. No injuries were reported, and the remnants of the device were discovered by employees the following morning, prompting a law enforcement response.

On 5 April 2024, an incendiary device was thrown at the door of a synagogue in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. The device ignited a fire that caused minor structural damage to the entryway. The fire was quickly extinguished before authorities arrived, and no injuries were reported. No device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
 

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