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TRIPwire, 9 September 2019
On 8 September 2019, a vehicle carrying civilians and commercial goods from a market functioned a roadside IED in the province of Centre-Nord in northern Burkina Faso. The explosion killed 15 passengers and wounded 6 others. No device details were provided. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities say a jihadist group active in the area was likely involved.
TRIPwire, 6 September 2019
TRIPwire, 6 September 2019
TRIPwire, 6 September 2019
On 5 September 2019, Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department officers, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Bomb and Hazardous Device Disposal Unit, and agents with the FBI, ATF, and DoD responded to a private residence. Inside the residence, officers discovered a massive cache of weapons which included a military ordnance, guns, ammunition, and swords. Officers arrested the homeowner at the scene, and the incident is under investigation.
TRIPwire, 6 September 2019
TRIPwire, 6 September 2019
On 5 September 2019, two coordinated IEDs detonated in Quetta’s Khezai Chowk area. According to police officials, the first IED functioned at a transport company’s office. The second IED detonated as police, rescue workers, and media representatives responded to the site. One rescue worker was killed while 10 others sustained injuries.
TRIPwire, 5 September 2019
On 5 September 2019 at approximately 1010 hours local time, a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED) detonated in a heavily-fortified area in Kabul, which houses the U.S. Embassy, the Afghan National Directorate of Security, and other diplomatic missions. An estimated 10 people were killed and 42 others were wounded in the attack claimed by the Taliban. Civilians, security personnel, and 2 NATO service members, including a U.S. service member are among the casualties.
TRIPwire, 5 September 2019
On 3 September 2019 at approximately 0530 hours local time, police officers from the Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Office seized bomb-making materials during a law enforcement operation. Police arrested a 36-year-old suspect who had a standing warrant for murder in the remote Panganuran village. Officers identified 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) ammonium nitrate, 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) detonating cord, 14 blasting caps, firearms with ammunition, and drug paraphernalia.
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 3 September 2019 at approximately 2250 hours local time, an IED thrown at a house functioned outside a Londonderry residence. The front door of the home was damaged, but no injuries were reported. Police and British Army Ammunition Technical Officers responded to the scene. Police suspect a pipe bomb-like device was used and are investigating whether the incident was a sectarian hate crime.