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TRIPwire, 4 September 2019

On 3 September 2019, an IED emplaced on a roadway detonated underneath a passenger bus in Mopti killing an estimated 14 people and wounding 24 others. According to media reports, the bus was carrying 60 passengers when it drove over the IED. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the device details are unknown. Jihadist militants have previously targeted UN officials, Malians, and international troops in this region. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 4 September 2019

On 4 September 2019 between approximately 0500 and 0530 hours local time, an ATM in Amsterdam was targeted in an attempted robbery. Local residents reported one explosion, while a second explosive device meant to remove the ATM from the wall failed to function. The Ministry of Defense’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service responded to the scene to investigate.

TRIPwire, 3 September 2019

TRIPwire, 3 September 2019

On 2 September 2019 at approximately 1700 hours local time, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an IED at a gas station in Wilmer. The IED, described as a pipe bomb, was noticed by a customer and reported to employees, who informed local authorities. The Mobile County EOD detail responded to the incident and rendered safe the device without incident. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 3 September 2019

On 30 August 2019 at approximately 1230 hours local time, an international businessman sustained serious injuries after an IED emplaced in his vehicle detonated in Westlake, Cape Town. The device, which included a cellphone attachment, was planted under the driver’s seat and blasted a hole through the floor of the vehicle. Western Cape police, Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services, the South African Police Service Bomb Squad and K9 unit, and crime scene experts are investigating the incident.