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Missouri: IED Discovered in Vehicle

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 19 February 2023, at approximately 0709 hours local time, Howell County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered an IED inside a vehicle after responding to a call about a vehicle stopped in the middle of County Road 5130 with a man slumped over the steering wheel. Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, removed the IED, and conducted render safe procedures offsite. No further device details have been released. The driver was arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.

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Italy: Explosive Device Used in ATM Attack

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 19 February 2023, at approximately 0440 hours local time, local Carabinieri and firefighters responded after unknown suspects used an explosive device to attack a bank ATM in Vallesaccarda. No further device details have been released. No injuries were reported, and it is unclear if any cash was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.

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Netherlands: Explosive Device Functioned in Front of Residence

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 20 February 2023, at approximately 0330 hours local time, local police responded to a residence in IJsselmonde, Rotterdam, after an explosive device was functioned outside, damaging a window frame and the front door. No injuries were reported. No further details on the device were released. The forensic investigation and the explosives reconnaissance team responded to assist and conducted a post-blast analysis of the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

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California: Explosive Device Functioned Near Residence, 1 Arrested

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TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
On 14 February 2023, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 51-year-old male suspect in Arizona in connection to a 28 January 2023 incident where the suspect reportedly functioned an explosive device near the Thousand Oaks, California residence of his ex-girlfriend before returning to Arizona. No further device details were released, and no injuries were reported.
The suspect was charged with stalking and using an explosive device.

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Michigan: Exploding Target Material Functioned at Creek

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TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
On 16 February 2023, media reporting indicated that Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) conservation officers responded to a beaver dam along Crooked Creek after a suspect detonated a large block of exploding target material removing the dam, which prompted flooding to nearby residents. A property owner admitted to MDNR conservation officers that they detonated the exploding target material and officers were able to locate .308 rifle casings at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

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Canada: IIDs Thrown at Business

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TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
On 16 February 2023, at approximately 0130 hours local time, Montreal police (SPVM) responded to a freight transportation business in Saint Laurent after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through a window, starting a fire. No further device details have been released. Local firefighters extinguished the blaze and investigators found remnants of the IID inside. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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