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Italy: Explosives Used in ATM Attack

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 14:26

TRIPwire, 3 April 2023
On 1 April 2023, at approximately 0200 hours local time, local police responded after unknown suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM in Reggio Emilia and fled the scene with an unknown amount of cash. The suspects filled the money dispenser slot with explosives. The explosion caused considerable damage to the interior of the bank, but no injuries were reported. No further details about the explosives have been released. The incident remains under investigation.

Ohio: IID Thrown Inside Residence

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:46

TRIPwire, 31 March 2023
On 30 March 2023, at approximately 0500 hours local time, Toledo Police Department officers responded to a residence on Knower Street after an unknown suspect shot at, then threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, into the home. The residents were in bed when the shots passed through the home's walls and the IID was thrown inside. No further device details were provided, and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

New York: Pipe Bomb Discovered in Converted Bus

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:45

TRIPwire, 31 March 2023

New York: IID Thrown at Residence

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:44

TRIPwire, 31 March 2023
On 29 March 2023, New York City Police Department officers responded to a residence in Queens after an unidentified suspect was caught on surveillance video throwing an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at the front door of the residence before fleeing. The IID functioned and caused a small fire. No further device details have been released and no injuries have been reported. The investigation is ongoing.

Ecuador: Explosives Strapped onto Body of Security Guard

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:42

TRIPwire, 31 March 2023
On 30 March 2023, local police and an anti-explosives unit responded to the Sauces 9 neighborhood of Guayaquil after unidentified suspects taped explosives onto the abdomen and leg of a jewelry store security guard. The anti-explosives unit removed the explosives, and the security guard was escorted out of the area. No further details on the explosives have been released and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

Kansas: IEDs Discovered While Searching Residence

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 14:11

TRIPwire, 30 March 2023

Update Canada: Explosion Injures Man, Two Arrested

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 14:09

TRIPwire, 30 March 2023

Pakistan: Roadside IED Targets Police Officers in Secondary Attack, Four Killed

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 14:08

TRIPwire, 30 March 2023
On 30 March 2023, a police station in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province dispatched their officers to respond to a militant group raiding a security outpost nearby, when a roadside IED functioned, killing four officers. No further device details have been released. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) took responsibility for the attack, claiming it was a coordinated gun and explosive assault. The investigation is ongoing.

Montana: Pipe Bomb Discovered Near Bridge

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 14:42

TRIPwire, 29 March 2023
On 28 March 2023, at approximately 1302 hours local time, Flathead County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputies responded to an area near Old Steel Bridge in Kalispell after receiving calls of a possible pipe bomb. The Missoula County Explosive Team responded to assist and conducted render safe procedures on site after a police K-9 detected the presence of explosive compounds. Fragments were collected for further investigation, but no further device details were provided. The ATF is assisting FCSO deputies in the ongoing investigation.

Colombia: Explosive Devices Used to Target Military Personnel, 9 Killed

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 14:40

TRIPwire, 29 March 2023
On 29 March 2023, militants used explosive devices and gunfire to attack a military unit conducting security operations at an oil pipeline in Catatumbo, killing nine soldiers and injuring nine others. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities are attributing the incident to the National Liberation Army (ELN).