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New Mexico: BMM Discovered Near Church, 1 Arrested

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 14:55

TRIPwire, 2 June 2023 On 31 May 2023, at approximately 0000 hours local time, Dona Ana County Sheriff (DACS) deputies arrested a 40-year-old male suspect at a park next to Moongate Church in Las Cruces, as he was placing bomb-making material (BMM), described as “an eight-inch galvanized pipe with caps on both ends, a battery bridge, red and black multi meter device, rechargeable batteries, and black and red wires,” in a backpack. DACS Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist. No further details concerning the BMM were released.

Switzerland: Explosives Used to Attack ATM

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 14:53

TRIPwire, 2 June 2023 On 2 June 2023, at approximately 0340 hours local time, local police in Cossonay responded to a bank after unidentified suspects targeted the ATM, functioning an explosive device outside of the building, leaving traces of deflagration and damage to the building. No further device details were released, and no injuries have been reported. An unknown amount of money was stolen from the ATM. The investigation is ongoing.

Pennsylvania: 2 Explosive Devices Discovered inside Residence

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 08:32

TRIPwire, 1 June 2023 On 31 May 2023, at approximately 1500 hours local time, Girardville Fire Department (GFD), Girardville Police Department, and Borough Police Department officers responded to a residence on West Main Street after an explosive device, described as a homemade pipe bomb with signs of electrical detonation, was discovered by a building maintenance worker in the ceiling of a vacant apartment. FBI and State Police Bomb Squad technicians responded to the scene and rendered the device safe inside the apartment.

Texas: IIDs Thrown at Apartment Complex

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 08:30

TRIPwire, 1 June 2023 On 27 May 2023, unidentified suspects threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, at an apartment complex on Jenkins Road in Pasadena. According to authorities, there were at least three reports of four IIDs being thrown at the complex over the same weekend. Video surveillance shows a person running through the parking lot and throwing a device onto the pavement before it functioned. The complex did not sustain any damages, and no injuries have been reported. No further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

Ecuador: IED Targets Transit Authority Offices

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 08:28

TRIPwire, 1 June 2023 On 31 May 2023, local police in Duran responded to a transit authority office after unidentified suspects threw an IED described as “a device full of nails and metal shrapnel,” into the building, causing damages to the windows and sidewalk. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. Criminal proceedings have been opened for an act of terrorism, and the investigation is ongoing.

Mexico: IIDs Used to Target Business

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 13:42

TRIPwire, 31 May 2023 On 30 May 2023, media reporting indicated that local police responded to a business in the Puerto Mexico neighborhood of Coatzacoalcos after unidentified suspects used improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, to target a business that sells purified water. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. The front of the building and the automatic dispenser sustained extensive damage. The investigation is ongoing.

Arkansas: 3 IEDs, Binary Explosives, and BMM Discovered in Residence

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Tue, 05/30/2023 - 15:25

TRIPwire, 30 May 2023

Minnesota: 2 IIDs Recovered by Authorities

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Tue, 05/30/2023 - 15:20

TRIPwire, 30 May 2023 On 27 May 2023, Winnebago Police Department officers recovered two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as small propane canisters with a wick coming out of the top of them for ignition, which were found in the city after authorities received two phone calls. The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office and the Winnebago Fire Department also assisted in the investigation. No further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

Canada: IID Thrown at Business

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Tue, 05/30/2023 - 15:18

TRIPwire, 30 May 2023 On 27 May 2023, at approximately 0320 hours local time, Montreal Police (SPVM) and local fire crews responded to a business on Saint-Denis Street in Villeray following reports of a fire. When officers arrived, they discovered the window and glass door of the property were shattered and found an improvised incendiary device (IID) at the scene. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

Netherlands: Explosive Device Used to Target Currency Exchange Office

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Tue, 05/30/2023 - 15:17

TRIPwire, 30 May 2023 On 28 May 2023, at approximately 0500 hours local time, local police responded to a Surinamese currency exchange office in Rotterdam after it was targeted by an explosive device. The front door sustained minor damage. No further device details have been released, and no injuries were reported. The incident is part of a string of attacks targeting branches of a Suriname currency exchange company since January 2023. The investigation is ongoing.