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TRIPwire, 20 August 2019
On 19 August 2019 at approximately 0830 hours local time, officers from the Fullerton Police Department discovered an improvised incendiary device (IID) at the scene of a deadly assault. A former California State University, Fullerton employee was attacked inside his vehicle in a university parking lot and sustained multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department hazardous devices section recovered an IID from a backpack believed to belong to the attacker from under the vehicle. Police described the device as a bottle containing flammable liquid and a potential ignitor that had not been triggered. Police also report finding a knife-like weapon and items that could be used in a kidnapping. Authorities are searching for the suspect and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 20 August 2019
On 19 August 2019 at approximately 0130 hours local time, the Philadelphia Police and Fire Departments responded to reports of small fire at a private residence. Officers determined an improvised incendiary device (IID) was thrown into a rear window of the home, which started the fire. The resident of the home was not injured. The Fire Marshal ruled the incident arson, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 20 August 2019
On 19 August 2019, 14 IEDs emplaced in the eastern city of Jalalabad detonated following celebrations of Afghanistan’s 100th Independence Day. The IEDs detonated in public squares, in markets, and outside of restaurants. At least 123 civilians sustained injuries from the explosions with no reported deaths. No device details were provided. No group has claimed responsibility, but both the Taliban and ISIS operate in the area.
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TRIPwire, 19 August 2019
On 17 August 2019 at approximately 1300 hours local time, officers from the Goddard Police Department arrested two robbery suspects after discovering potential pyrotechnic devices, stolen items, and drug paraphernalia in their vehicle. After responding to reports of a theft at a hardware store, police located the suspects at a local farm and home supplies store and called the Bomb Squad to assist with the large pyrotechnic devices in the suspects’ vehicle.
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TRIPwire, 19 August 2019
On 17 August 2019, a person-borne IED (PBIED) detonated at a large wedding with 1200 attendees in the city of Kabul. As emergency services and security personnel arrived to provide assistance, a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED) detonated in front of the wedding hall in a secondary attack. The two explosions killed 63 people and wounded at least 182 others, making it the deadliest attack in Kabul this year. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted the Shiite Hazara minority, and said the PBIED was a suicide vest detonated by a Pakistani ISIS member. No other device details were provided.
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TRIPwire, 19 August 2019
On 19 August 2019 at approximately 1030 hours local time, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and a team of British Army Ammunition Technical Officers responded to reports of a suspicious package in the town of Wattle Bridge along the Irish border. The item was determined to be a hoax device, but as officers examined it, a secondary device emplaced nearby detonated. No one was injured in the secondary attack, and authorities believe the device was intended to harm police who responded to the hoax device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities say it is likely linked to local Irish separatists.
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TRIPwire, 19 August 2019
On 18 August 2019, an IED detonated in an apartment building stairwell in Bnei Brak. No residents were injured, but the building sustained damage. Several top municipal officials, including two senior city department managers, live in the building. Officials are investigating whether the IED was an attempt to threaten the public officials or if it was connected to organized crime.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2019
On 16 August 2019 at approximately 0715 hours local time, New York City emergency services responded to reports of two suspicious packages in a Manhattan subway station. The suspicious packages, described as rice cookers, were not modified in any way and were deemed safe after examination by the New York Police Department (NYPD) Bomb Squad. A third suspicious package, also described as a rice cooker, was found near a garbage can in Chelsea approximately one hour after the first report. The third suspicious package was deemed safe at approximately 0940 hours. The NYPD is looking for a man seen on CCTV placing the rice cookers in the subway station from a shopping cart. The suspect’s motivation for placing the items is currently unknown. The investigation is ongoing. This incident occurred nearly 3 years after the September 2016 incident in which a pressure cooker IED detonated in Chelsea, injuring 30 people.
TRIPwire’s Emergency Responder Note (ERN) titled Pressure Cooker IEDs can be found on the TRIPwire Library. This ERN is a reference aid intended to increase situational awareness for those who may encounter pressure cooker IEDs.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2019
On 15 August 2019, the deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of multiple explosive devices found in a private residence. A man cleaning out his deceased father’s home discovered what appeared to be pipe bombs. After confirming the devices, deputies contacted the Bullhead City Police and Kingman Police Department’s Explosive Ordnance Unit. The bomb squad removed the devices and rendered them safe in a desert area.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2019
On 10 August 2019, an explosion caused by an unidentified explosive device damaged a section of the state-run oil pipeline in Las Bancas. The attack caused an oil spill that was contained to the crater left by the explosion. No injuries were reported, and officials stated that no water sources were contaminated. This is the 26th attack against the pipeline in 2019. No organization has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the National Liberation Army has been known to target oil infrastructure. The investigation is ongoing.
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