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TRIPwire, 30 March 2021
On 19 March 2021, personnel with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Agency, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and ATF discovered bomb-making material (BMM), including steel cylinders, fuses, and gunpowder, at a 40-year-old man’s Keystone Heights home. Authorities also seized 75 grams of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 5 firearms, 2,000 rounds of ammunition, drugs, and drug precursor chemicals. Investigators identified the suspect after HSI agents seized two packages from Lima, Peru, containing Mescaline. Authorities have yet to determine the suspect’s intent behind possessing the BMM and believe he used his home to manufacture the DMT. The suspect was arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 30 March 2021
On 30 March 2021, Calabarzon police serving a search warrant at the residence of an alleged leader of a leftist labor group in Laguna Province, found 3 rifles, 2-.45 caliber pistols, 2 carbine firearms, bullets and magazines, 14 landmines, and bomb-making material (BMM). Media photos showed that nine 40 mm grenades, possible detonating cord, and an anti-personnel landmine similar to an M-18 Claymore were also discovered. The investigation is ongoing, and the suspect remains at large.
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TRIPwire, 30 March 2021
On 30 March 2021, Counter-Terrorism Department investigators announced the arrest of four suspected terrorists and the seizure of bomb-making material including explosive material, detonators, and mobile phones that were discovered during a raid in Rawalpindi. No further details on the quantity or type of explosive material were released. According to authorities, the suspects were also wanted in connection to a 2020 grenade attack in the city that left 1 person dead and over 15 others injured.
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TRIPwire, 29 March 2021
On 26 March 2021, at approximately 1300 hours local time, Englewood Police Department officers responded to an intersection in southwest Englewood for a reported suspicious device. The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad responded to assist. Bomb squad technicians examined the device, determined it was viable, and rendered it safe. No other device details were provided. This is the third time since January 2021 that an explosive device has been found in the area within a one-mile radius. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 29 March 2021
On 25 March 2021, Darlington County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered unspecified bomb-making material (BMM) along a highway after a social media user reported other users on the site were attempting to construct a pipe bomb in the area. It is unclear whether the suspects constructed a device. Personnel with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Service later arrested two suspects in Florence in connection with the incident. Authorities have not released additional information on the suspects or BMM, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 29 March 2021
On 28 March 2021, at approximately 1030 hours local time, authorities responded to a Roman Catholic cathedral on Sulawesi island after a married couple linked to a militant group that pledged allegiance to ISIS detonated an IED enhanced with nails inside the church compound. The two attackers were the only fatalities, but 20 people were injured in the blast. In response to the bombing, Indonesian authorities conducted a series of raids on 29 March, where they apprehended 13 militants and 5.5 kg [ ~12.1 lb] of explosives, including 1.5 kg [~3.3 lb] of triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and additional bomb-making material (BMM). The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 29 March 2021
On 26 March 2021, at approximately 1600 hours local time, security forces responded after a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED) detonated outside Corinto’s city hall in the Cauca Department, injuring at least 18 people. Investigators believe the VBIED was remotely detonated but have not released further device details. Authorities suspect a dissident group of the now-demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) perpetrated the attack. This is the latest attack by the dissident group, which maintains a strong presence in Cauca, since its members refused to demobilize in 2016. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 26 March 2021
On 23 March 2021, at approximately 1045 hours local time, North Dakota Highway Patrol officers responded to a roadside in Emmons County where a Department of Transportation employee found a suspicious object. Bismarck Police Department Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, examined the device described as pipe bomb, and rendered it safe. The remains were given to the ATF for further analysis. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 26 March 2021
On 25 March 2021, University of Kentucky (UK) Police Department officers discovered two suspected IEDs in a vehicle parked outside the hospital on UK’s Lexington campus. Lexington Police Department Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, examined the IEDs, and rendered them safe. A 44-year-old male suspect was arrested upon exiting the hospital. Officers also seized firearms and body armor found on the suspect but did not disclose additional details about the IEDs. Authorities initially responded after receiving information from the Versailles Police Department that the suspect was potentially armed and dangerous and had entered the hospital to visit a relative. Investigators searched the suspect’s home but have not released any findings. FBI and ATF agents are assisting with the investigation.
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TRIPwire, 26 March 2021
On 25 March 2021, Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted and destroyed several explosive-laden unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used by Yemeni Houthi forces, thwarting possible attacks on universities in Najran and Jazan. One UAS made it through Saudi defenses, striking a petroleum distribution center and igniting a fire. No casualties were reported.
Views: 56Friday, March 26, 2021 - 12:35