Nigeria: PBIED Functioned by Militant to Evade Arrest, 1 Killed
TRIPwire, 16 May 2023
TRIPwire, 16 May 2023
TRIPwire, 15 May 2023
On 12 May 2023, at approximately 1852 hours local time, Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) officers discovered bomb-making material (BMM) inside a vehicle following a traffic stop on Asher Avenue. No further details about the BMM have been released. The Little Rock Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to assist and rendered the BMM safe. LRPD officers arrested the vehicle occupants on an unrelated offense. The incident remains under investigation.
TRIPwire, 15 May 2023
On 12 May 2023, at approximately 1300 hours local time, Redlands Police Department officers responded after a pyrotechnic device functioned in Citrus Valley High School in Redlands. No further device details have been released. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Bomb and Arson Unit and Redlands Fire Department responded to assist. No injuries or damage was reported. Two students were arrested and charged with suspicion of maliciously or recklessly possessing an explosive on a school campus. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 15 May 2023
TRIPwire, 15 May 2023
On 11 May 2023, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on Upper Main Street following a report of a pipe bomb discovered outside the residence. No further device details were released. New York State Police Bomb Squad responded to assist and rendered the device safe. A male suspect was arrested and is facing several charges.
TRIPwire, 15 May 2023
On 14 May 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, local fire crews and Montreal Police (SPVM) responded after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through a window of a hair salon in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, starting a fire. No further device details have been released. The fire caused minor damage to the building, but no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation.
TRIPwire, 11 May 2023
On 6 May 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted an IED bound for the United States at an Arizona port of entry during a secondary vehicle inspection. The IED was described as a candy container with electrical tape with blue and red wires exposed at the end of the container. No further device details have been released. The Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to assist and removed the device. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 11 May 2023