India: IED Prematurely Functions in Vehicle, 2 Injured
TRIPwire, 21 November 2022
Pennsylvania: Roadside IED Functioned, 2 Arrested
TRIPwire, 18 November 2022
On 11 November 2022, at approximately 2159 hours local time, Ridley Township Police Department (RTPD) officers responded to Sellers Avenue in Ridley Park after a roadside IED was functioned. No further device details have been released, and no injuries were reported. Delaware County CID Detectives, ATF agents, and the Montgomery County Explosives Unit responded to assist. Authorities conducted a search of the area, and no secondary devices were discovered. On 17 November, RTPD announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with the explosion.
Poland: IID Thrown at Russian Embassy
TRIPwire, 18 November 2022
On 12 November 2022, unidentified suspects threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a bottle with an incendiary mixture, through the fence of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw. No further device details have been released, and no injuries or damage was reported.
Romania: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 18 November 2022
On 18 November 2022, at approximately 0315 hours local time, unidentified suspects used explosives to target an ATM in a building that also serves as the local police headquarters in Castelu, Constanța County, and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. The blast destroyed the ATM and damaged the building housing it. No injuries were reported, and no further details about the explosives were released. The investigation is ongoing.
United Kingdom: Roadside IED Targets Police Vehicle
TRIPwire, 18 November 2022
On 17 November 2022, at approximately 2300 hours local time, a roadside IED was functioned in Mount Carmel Heights, Strabane, damaging a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) vehicle. No further device details were provided and two PSNI officers were uninjured as they were on routine patrol when the explosion occurred. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
Chile: IIDs Thrown Onto Street From School Rooftop
TRIPwire, 17 November 2022
On 14 November 2022, at approximately 0930 hours local time, the Carabineros responded to a high school in Santiago after hooded suspects threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, from the building’s rooftop onto the street. No further details about the IIDs have been released and no injuries were reported. The Carabineros entered the school, seized 50 IIDs, masks and overalls, and arrested 12 suspects. The incident remains under investigation.
Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 17 November 2022
On 17 November 2022, at approximately 0300 hours local time, three unidentified suspects used explosives to attack an ATM at a bank in Bornheim-Sechtem and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. The blast destroyed the ATM, its container, and the building housing it. According to authorities, the blast wave also shattered the windows of several vehicles. No injuries were reported, and no further details about the explosives were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
Switzerland: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 17 November 2022
Nepal: IED Functioned Prematurely, 1 Injured
TRIPwire, 17 November 2022
On 16 November 2022, a suspect was injured after an IED he was carrying functioned prematurely as he was en route to an election rally in Bhojpur District. The IED, concealed in a tiffin box, functioned 40 meters [~131 feet] away from the rally on the roadside before any officials arrived. The suspect was arrested, and the incident remains under investigation.
Pennsylvania: IEDs, BMM Discovered Inside Residence
TRIPwire, 16 November 2022
On 14 November 2022, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Carbondale Police Department (CPD) officers, a Lackawanna County SWAT team, and Scranton Police Department Bomb Unit raided a residence in Simpson and recovered 13 IEDs, bomb-making material (BMM), and marijuana from the house. No further details about the IEDs or BMM have been released. A male suspect was arrested and is facing several charges including possession of explosive or incendiary materials or devices. The incident remains under investigation.