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Pennsylvania: IED Discovered While Clearing Brush Fire

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TRIPwire, 14 April 2023
On 12 April 2023, at approximately 2200 hours local time, Tamaqua Borough Police Department officers and Tamaqua Fire Department crews responded to an area near Biddle Street and Clark Street after a report of a brush fire and discovered an IED while they were clearing it. No further device details have been released. The FBI and Allentown Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist in rendering the device safe. The investigation is ongoing.

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Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack

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TRIPwire, 13 April 2023
On 13 April 2023, at approximately 0512 hours local time, local police responded to a bank in Cologne after unidentified suspects used explosives to target an ATM and then fled the scene. It is unclear if any money was stolen. No further device details have been released and no injuries have been reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Italy: IID Thrown at Residence

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TRIPwire, 13 April 2023
On 13 April 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, local police and the Fire Brigade responded after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown at a residence in Borgo Isonzo, damaging the fence. According to authorities, unknown individuals targeted the resident of the house in an act of intimidation. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Kentucky: Pipe Bomb Functioned on Trail

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TRIPwire, 12 April 2023
On 11 April 2023, at approximately 1230 hours local time, Harlan County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an ATV trail in Harlan County following the discovery of pipe bomb that had already functioned. No further device details have been released. The Kentucky State Police Hazardous Device Unit responded to assist and collected the discharged fragmentation and remains of the device for further examination. No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation.

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United Kingdom: 4 Pipe Bombs Discovered in Cemetery

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TRIPwire, 12 April 2023
On 11 April 2023, at approximately 0630 hours local time, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) discovered four suspected pipe bombs in the City Cemetery in Creggan as they were conducting a security operation. The devices were rendered safe and removed for further forensic examination. No further device details have been released.

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Kansas: IID Thrown at Residence

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TRIPwire, 11 April 2023
On 10 April 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, Emporia Police Department officers responded to a residence on Congress Street after reports of a structure fire. Emporia firefighters were dispatched and noted light smoke in the second floor apartment. An investigation was opened following reports of at least one improvised incendiary device (IID) being thrown into the residence. No further device details have been released and no injuries have been reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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