TRIPwire, 6 March 2023

TRIPwire, 6 March 2023
On 3 March 2023, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office (STPSO) deputies responded to a residence in Slidell after a juvenile sustained serious injury to multiple parts of his body when a pipe bomb he was constructing in his backyard functioned prematurely in his hand. No further device details have been released. STPSO Hazardous Device Unit technicians responded to the scene to assist. No other injuries or damage was reported. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 6 March 2023
On 6 March 2023, at approximately 1000 hours local time, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle functioned a person-borne IED (PBIED) after ramming into a police vehicle in Balochistan province, killing 10 officers and injuring 13 others. No further device details have been released. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.

TRIPwire, 3 March 2023
On 1 March 2023, San Jose Police Department (SJPD) officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Potomac Court and discovered a large quantity of bomb-making material (BMM), described as explosive material, and narcotics. No further details on the BMM were provided. The FBI, National Guard, and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad were called to the scene to assist in the safe removal of the BMM. A 35-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with possession of explosive material. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 3 March 2023
On 25 February 2023, Gardai officers responded to a housing estate in Loughrea, Galway, after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a petrol bomb, was thrown through a window of one of the homes, causing fire damage to the house and a vehicle parked in the driveway. On 27 February, an IID was thrown at a second home in the same housing estate, causing fire damage. No further device details have been released, and no injuries were reported in either incident. The investigations are ongoing.