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TRIPwire, 8 May 2023
On 6 May 2023, at approximately 2330 hours local time, an unknown suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID) at a dormitory that houses asylum seekers in Korb, Rems-Murr, before fleeing the scene. The IID hit a shutter and fell to the ground outside the building, where it was extinguished by a resident. No injuries were reported, and no further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 8 May 2023
On 8 May 2023, at approximately 0250 hours local time, three unknown suspects used explosives to attack two ATMs in a kiosk in Stadtkyll before fleeing the scene. No further details about the explosives have been released, and it is unclear how much cash was stolen. The explosions destroyed the ATMs and damaged the kiosk housing them. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 5 May 2023
On 28 April 2023, at approximately 0245 hours local time, Clovis Police Department and fire crews responded after a suspect lit multiple improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, to set a recreational vehicle (RV) on fire that was parked on the side yard of a Clovis residence. The fire spread to two homes and caused an unknown amount of damage. No further device details were released, and no injuries were reported. The 47-year-old male suspect was arrested on 3 May 2023 and is facing multiple charges related to the incident.
TRIPwire, 5 May 2023
On 4 May 2023, at approximately 2200 hours local time, local police responded following reports of a loud explosion and discovered that explosives were functioned knocking down a pole with a surveillance camera in Lyon’s Mermoz district. No further details about the explosives have been released. The incident remain under investigation.
TRIPwire, 5 May 2023
On 4 May 2023, local police and fire crews responded to the Gratosoglio district in Milan after unknown suspects threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, at an abandoned shed in a former industrial complex, starting a fire. Fire crews extinguished the blaze. At the scene, police found and removed an intact IID for further analysis. The incident remains under investigation.
TRIPwire, 4 May 2023
TRIPwire, 4 May 2023
On 2 May 2023, media reporting indicated that at approximately 0330 hours local time in the week of 24 April 2023, Des Moines Police Department officers responded to the 2400 block of SE 7th Street after two people lit what appeared to be improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, and threw them into a vehicle, setting it ablaze, and then fled the scene on foot. No further device details have been released. The car sustained extensive damage, but no injuries have been reported. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 4 May 2023
TRIPwire, 3 May 2023
TRIPwire, 3 May 2023
On 2 May 2023, at approximately 0300 hours local time, Topeka Police Department (TPD) officers arrested a 36-year-old man after discovering an IED, drugs, and a firearm in his possession following a traffic stop near the intersection of Southwest Clontarf Street and Southwest Tara Avenue. TPD’s Bomb Squad responded to assist, rendered the device safe, and removed it from the scene. No further device details have been released. The suspect was charged with criminal use of explosives among other violations. The ATF assisted in the investigation.