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TRIPwire, 24 January 2020
On 23 January 2020 at approximately 0910 hours local time, Stockton Police Department (SPD) officers discovered hundreds of pieces of military ordnance during a search of a home prompted by a death investigation. The San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad and Travis Air Force Base EOD technicians responded to the scene and are working to safely remove the ordnance. According to SPD officers, the homeowner died of natural causes. The incident remains under investigation.
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TRIPwire, 24 January 2020
On 22 January 2020 at approximately 2330 hours local time, a suspect threw two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as petrol bombs, at a private residence in Antrim, Northern Ireland. One device broke through a window and landed in the living room. A man inside the property extinguished the fire caused by the device. Information was not provided about the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing. No injuries resulted from the incident.
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TRIPwire, 24 January 2020
On 23 January 2020 at approximately 1300 hours local time, an EOD team responded after police discovered multiple IEDs at a suspected terrorist’s residence during a raid in Epinal. The suspect, who had been closely monitored since late 2019 by security and intelligence services, was on a national security watch list. Authorities were alerted after the suspect boasted about his knowledge of explosives. The individual had links to the disbanded French Islamist group Forsane Alizza and had previously served time in prison for drug-related charges. As of 24 January, the suspect, his companion, and one other individual were in custody. An investigation has been opened for terrorist-related charges, including the possession and manufacture of explosive devices in relation to a terrorist enterprise. No additional device details have been released.
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TRIPwire, 23 January 2020
On 22 January 2020 at approximately 1100 hours local time, Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) deputies heard an explosion originating from the parking lot outside a Dana Beach church. According to witnesses, an individual threw an unknown device into the bushes and drove off seconds before the device detonated. OCSD’s bomb squad responded to the scene, and the incident remains under investigation.
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TRIPwire, 23 January 2020
On 21 January 2020 at approximately 1440 hours local time, a postal worker alerted the Caln Township Police Department (CTPD) after discovering an IED described as a pipe bomb near an intersection. CTPD officers, Montgomery County Bomb Squad technicians, and an off-duty FBI bomb technician responded to the scene and removed the device. On 22 January, an individual contacted CTPD about hearing an explosion on 20 January near a railroad overpass. Officers investigated and found the remnants of a detonated IED also described as a pipe bomb. The two incidents were approximately half a mile apart, and both pipe bombs appeared similar in size and construction. The incidents remain under investigation.
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TRIPwire, 23 January 2020
On 22 January 2020 at approximately 0300 hours local time, a Dilasaini Rural Municipality office in Baitadi district was set on fire, along with a vehicle owned by a local political operative. According to the Baitadi Police chief, an IED utilizing a pressure cooker was also found in front of the main gate of the political operative’s home. The Nepal Army bomb disposal squad responded and conducted render safe procedures on the IED. The incident remains under investigation.
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TRIPwire, 23 January 2020
On 23 January 2020 at 0455 hours local time, an IED functioned in front of a clothing store in Imphal in the northeastern state of Manipur. A juvenile suffered a minor head injury, and five shops were damaged by the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect a banned militant group is responsible. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 23 January 2020
On 21 January 2020, police stopped a vehicle transporting bomb-making materials (BMM), including 3.5 kg (~7.7 lb) of ammonium nitrate, safety fuses, and 700 detonators. Police arrested the two individuals in the vehicle and seized the BMM. Authorities are investigating the origin and destination of the BMM.
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TRIPwire, 22 January 2020
On 20 January 2020, deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office discovered bomb-making materials (BMM), including a PVC-style pipe with a closed end cap that contained unmixed binary explosives and two electric blasting caps, while conducting a drug raid at the residence of a Jackson County man. Deputies also found drugs and firearms in the home. The man was arrested and charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, and other charges are pending.
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TRIPwire, 22 January 2020
On 19 January 2020 at approximately 1500 hours local time, officers from the Santa Monica Police Department received multiple calls about a man throwing improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, into the street. Officers searched his car and found evidence linking the suspect to this and other prior incidents over the weekend. Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad technicians were notified of the findings and responded to the scene to render the vehicle safe. The suspect was charged with possession of an explosive device, and the investigation is ongoing.
Views: 36Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 14:18