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Minnesota: Bucket of IIDs Brought to Hospital, 1 Arrested

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On 20 June 2024, at approximately 0930 hours local time, hospital security staff requested assistance from an off-duty Saint Paul Police Department officer to assist with a man who parked a vehicle outside the hospital entrance and was talking with security staff. Security alerted police to the possibility of improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, in the vehicle. The officer looked in the vehicle and saw a bucket of containers with an unknown fluid and rags stuffed in the top, alongside a crossbow and an arrow.

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Massachusetts: Explosive Device Functions on Street

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On 19 June 2024, the Worcester Police Department received reports of a minor explosion in the vicinity of a commercial shopping center and gas station on Madison Street in Worcester. At the scene, authorities found a small fire, several pyrotechnics, and a gas can, as well as the remnants of a similar explosive device on a nearby street. The Worcester Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad were called to assist. The investigation is ongoing.
 

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District of Columbia: Two-Alarm Fire Started by Pyrotechnic Devices, 2 Injured

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On 25 June 2024, at approximately 1400 hours local time, DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Bowen Road, SE. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which had engulfed two buildings, and rescued one resident, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. One firefighter was reportedly taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. In total, 76 people were displaced due to the incident.

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Connecticut: Pyrotechnic Devices Wired to Control Panel Discovered During House Fire

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On 22 June 2024, at approximately 1830 hours local time, Shelton Fire Department firefighters responded to a residence on Bruce Drive for a report of a house fire. Firefighters discovered that the flames, initiating in the garage, had set off pyrotechnic devices that continued to function as the fire spread. The Derby Fire Department, Shelton Police, Shelton Fire Marshal, Connecticut State Police Fire & Explosive Unit, and Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad responded to assist.

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California: IID Functioned Under Police Car, 1 Arrested

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On 1 June 2024, at approximately 0400 hours local time, an improvised incendiary device (IID) functioned under a UC Berkeley police car that was parked in front of the campus police station. The device was emplaced near the fuel tank, partially burning the police car when it functioned. The suspect believed responsible for the fire allegedly set three other fires—one on 13 June outside a campus building, a second on 16 June at a construction site on campus, and the third on 16 June on a campus hilltop.

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California: 8,000 lb of Pyrotechnics and 5 Firearms Seized, 1 Arrested

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On 20 June 2024, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and Sacramento Metro Fire Department confiscated nearly 8,000 lb of illegal pyrotechnics, over $20,000 USD believed to be used in the purchase and sale of the pyrotechnics, and 5 firearms from a residence on Emory Court in South Sacramento. Police acted on an anonymous tip from a local resident, who alerted them to online advertisements for illegal pyrotechnics posted on social media. A 36-year-old man was arrested in connection to the crime.
 

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California: Explosion at Homeless Encampment Fire Injures 11 Firefighters

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On 24 June 2024, at approximately 1350 hours local time, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters responded to a homeless encampment at 15700 W. Burbank Blvd. in Van Nuys for a half-acre of burning grass. As crews arrived, unspecified materials involved in the fire exploded, injuring 10 firefighters and critically wounding 1. The Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad and LAFD Arson Division responded to assist, examined the scene, and discovered what appeared to be a hand grenade and suspicious devices described as cylindrical objects.

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California: Explosive Devices Discovered During Raid on Home, 1 Arrested

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On 26 June 2024, at approximately 0830 hours local time, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies found unspecified explosive devices, a cache of guns, suppressors, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia while searching a home associated with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in the 300 block of East Country Club Boulevard in Big Bear.

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Mexico: UAS Used to Drop Explosive Device into Market Parking Lot

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On 23 June 2024, at approximately 1800 hours local time, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) dropped an explosive device that functioned in the parking lot of the Central de Abasto marketplace in Acapulco, Guerrero State. The explosion came after armed men approached merchants in the market and attempted to extort them. No injuries were reported due to the blast. Municipal law enforcement officers responded to the scene and discovered remnants of the device.

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Jordan: Explosives Found in Apartment Near U.S. Military Installation

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On 22 June 2024, Jordanian police responded to a home in the Marka area northeast of Amman for a report of an explosion, initially believed to have been the result of a gas leak. At the scene, police discovered a cache of explosives stored in an apartment approximately 1 km from the Marka military airport used by the United States and other coalition partners.

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