Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 6 February 2023
Italy: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 6 February 2023
On 4 February 2023, at approximately 0230 hours local time, the Carabinieri responded after three masked suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM in Cadine and fled the scene without accessing any cash. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion caused extensive damage to the ATM, but no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation.
Netherlands: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 6 February 2023
On 6 February 2023, at approximately 0500 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to attack an ATM at a souvenir shop on Plantage Middenlaan, Amsterdam, before fleeing the scene. A witness reported hearing two blasts and then seeing smoke in the street. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion destroyed the ATM and caused extensive damage to the facade of the building, but no injuries were reported. It is unclear if any cash was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
Arkansas: Explosive Devices, BMM Discovered Inside Residence
TRIPwire, 3 February 2023
On 31 January 2023, FBI and ATF agents executed a search warrant at a Fort Smith residence and discovered multiple explosive devices and possible bomb-making material (BMM). No further details on the devices or the BMM have been released. The explosives were rendered safe by federal agents. According to media sources, the 31-year-old male suspect was able to evade capture. The suspect remains at large, and the investigation is ongoing.
Canada: IID Thrown at Business
TRIPwire, 3 February 2023
On 2 February 2023, at approximately 0220 hours local time, Montreal police (SPVM) responded to a business on rue Benjamin-Hudon in Saint-Laurent after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through the window, starting a fire. Police were able to find remnants of an IID and a can of gasoline inside the business. No injuries were reported, and the building sustained damages caused mainly by the sprinklers. SPVM arson squad responded to assist with the ongoing investigation.
Germany: Explosives Used to Attack 2 ATMs
TRIPwire, 3 February 2023
On 3 February 2023, at approximately 0307 hours local time, at least two suspects used explosives to attack two ATMs at a bank on Niederkruchten before fleeing the scene. No further details about the explosives have been released, and no injuries were reported. The explosion caused extensive damage to the ATMs and the room housing them. It is unclear if any money was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
California: BMM Found in Vehicle, 1 Arrested
TRIPwire, 2 February 2023
Switzerland: Explosives Used to Target ATM
TRIPwire, 2 February 2023
On 2 February 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM in Vaud before fleeing the scene with an unknown amount of money. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion caused extensive damage to the ATM and the bank’s entrance, but no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Greece: IID Targets Apartment Building
TRIPwire, 2 February 2023
On 2 February 2023, at approximately 0000 hours local time, local police responded after unknown suspects lit an improvised incendiary device (IID) at the entrance of an apartment building in Kesariani. Citizens nearby extinguished the fire before it spread. The door of the building sustained minor damage. No further device details have been released, and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack, 3 Arrested
TRIPwire, 1 February 2023
On 1 February 2023, at approximately 0200 hours local time, at least three suspects used explosives to attack a self-service bank ATM in Kierspe before fleeing the scene. The ATM and the building sustained extensive damage. No further details about the explosives have been released, and no injuries were reported. According to authorities, the suspects used a new explosive technique in order to circumvent recently intensified protection of the ATMs. The investigation is ongoing.