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China: Driver Detonates Explosives After Driving into Pedestrians

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TRIPwire, 3 April 2023
On 31 March 2023, a suspect detonated explosives outside a hotel in Handan city, Hebei Province, after driving his car at high speed through Zhonghua North Street, hitting at least a dozen pedestrians. According to media reporting, a local traffic police officer confronted the driver who got out of his car and detonated the explosives, before walking into a hotel on Lianfang East Road where he was arrested. No further details about the explosives or the number of pedestrians injured have been released. The incident remains under investigation.

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Italy: Explosives Used in ATM Attack

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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.

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Ohio: IID Thrown Inside Residence

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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.

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New York: IID Thrown at Residence

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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.

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Ecuador: Explosives Strapped onto Body of Security Guard

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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.

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

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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.

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