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TRIPwire, 7 September 2021
On 29 August 2021, New Albany Police Department (NAPD) officers arrested a 34-year-old man after they found three improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, while responding to his residence after receiving a call from a relative that the suspect was attempting to burn down the house. While en route, NAPD was informed that the suspect had placed a shotgun by the door and intended to die by suicide by police, but he surrendered without incident. The suspect claimed that the IIDs were for self-defense. He has been charged with a level 2 felony.
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TRIPwire, 7 September 2021
On 31 August 2021, between 0100 and 0130 hours local time, Texas Department of Public Safety officers responded after an unknown suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at the wall of a church near the Austin Capitol Complex. No one was injured in the incident, and it is unclear whether the church sustained any damage. Arson investigators from the Austin Fire Department responded to the scene and are assisting in the ongoing investigation.
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TRIPwire, 7 September 2021
On 5 September 2021, at approximately 0800 hours local time, local authorities responded to a residence in Limburg after an explosive device was discovered in front of the home. The Dutch Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Service responded to assist. EOD technicians removed the device from the scene and disposed of it at a local sand quarry. No further details on the explosive device or motive were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 7 September 2021
On 5 September 2021, a suicide bomber detonated an IED at a checkpoint manned by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps 15 miles south of Quetta, killing at least 4 paramilitary troops and injuring at least 20 others, including 18 soldiers and 2 bystanders. Preliminary reports suggested that the suicide bomber approached the checkpoint on foot and detonated a person-borne IED(PBIED), though subsequent reporting suggested that the suspect may have driven a vehicle-borne IED, described as a motorcycle packed with 6 kg [~13 lb] of explosives, into an army convoy near the checkpoint. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the PBIED attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 7 September 2021
According to media reporting from 6 September 2021, on 5 May 2021, at approximately 2215 hours local time, a 24-year-old man in the Lillington suburb of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England, made a 999 call and reported that he had caused a fire in his home while attempting to make an explosive device. Local fire crews responded, discovered a fire in the kitchen of the home, and extinguished it. A investigation discovered that the suspect had created a social media video in which he placed aerosol cans and a metal colander in a microwave, claimed he was “building a baby bomb,” and said “I hope it explodes soon or I’ll be disappointed.” Fire investigators also found a second microwave in the garden connected to an outlet in the kitchen that contained burned firelighters. According to the investigation, after the fire started in the kitchen, the suspect knocked on the door of his roommate’s bedroom but failed to inform him of what had happened. When fire investigators arrived on the scene, they determined that the suspect smelled of alcohol and had a knife in his possession. The suspect was arrested and pleaded guilty to arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered, and possession of a bladed article, and received three and a half years in prison.
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TRIPwire, 3 September 2021
On 30 August 2021, Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department (BSBFD) crews responded to a Butte apartment complex after a construction worker found dynamite in a mine shaft while working beneath one of the buildings. An explosives expert responded to assist BSBFD crews as they safely extracted the dynamite and moved it elsewhere for disposal. There were no reported injuries and no damage to the property.
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TRIPwire, 3 September 2021
On 2 September 2021, at approximately 1215 hours local time, Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) detectives discovered a suspicious device in the passenger area of a stolen vehicle they were processing in the MIPD parking lot after it was recovered from Bellevue. The Bellevue Police Department (BPD) Bomb Squad responded to assist, removed the device from the scene, and deemed the rest of the vehicle safe. No further device details were released. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 3 September 2021
On 12 August 2021, local authorities responded to a shopping center in Voronezh after an IED functioned inside a passenger bus carrying 35 people. The explosion killed 2 passengers and injured 26 others. According to the initial investigation of the explosion, the device may have consisted of an explosive equal to 300 to 600 g [~0.66 to 1.32 lb] of TNT and was emplaced under the bus in the area of the second wheel arch. Initial reports stated that the explosion was due to a gas cylinder, but it was later determined that the bus was running on diesel. Authorities believe that the incident was not a terrorist attack, but rather a violent dispute between two busing companies over maintaining routes. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 3 September 2021
On 3 September 2021, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Belovodsk, Starobelsk district of the Luhansk region, found a cache of weapons; ordnance that included 14 F-1 and RGD-5 hand grenades, including 1 that was fuzed, and 5 VOG-25 grenade launcher rounds; bomb-making material (BMM), including 4 kg [8.8 lb] of TNT, 3 fuses, and 2 electric detonators; and nearly 400 rounds of ammunition of various calibers. According to the SBU, the cache was planted in the area by a sabotage and reconnaissance group from the Luhansk region in 2014. Authorities stated that they had previously found a cache of 2 F-1 grenades, a PG-7, 0.2 kg [0.44 lb] of gunpowder, 3 SM-320 signal mines, and almost 400 rounds of ammunition. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 2 September 2021
On 1 September 2021, at approximately 0440 hours local time, three unidentified suspects used explosives to rob an ATM in a bank in Leichlingen. The blast damaged the entire building, moving walls and raising the floors of the apartments above the bank. Residents of an adjacent building were woken up by the blast and filmed the three suspects as they fled with a bag of money. No further information was provided on the explosives. The investigation is ongoing.
Views: 54Thursday, September 2, 2021 - 15:25