TRIPwire, 27 May 2022 

On 2 May 2022, a LaGrange Police Department (LPD) officer conducted a traffic stop on a car and discovered a black plastic case containing two pipe bombs in the trunk of the car. One of the devices was described as a galvanized steel pipe with two end caps and a green fuse extending from one of the end caps, and the second device was described as a heavily taped cylindrical object with plastic zip ties and another green fuse. A Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) bomb squad technician responded to the scene to assist and determined that one of the devices was filled with pistol ammunition and BBs. The LPD also found two 12-gauge shotguns, shotgun shells, ammunition for a .40-caliber pistol, shooting targets, and narcotics in the vehicle. The LPD arrested the 36-year-old male driver of the car, and his passenger, and transported them both to LaGrange County Jail. Subsequently, agents from the ATF, and officers from the LPD, FWPD, and the Elkhart Police Department searched the suspect’s home in Milford and discovered additional bomb-making materials (BMM) to include exploding target material, smokeless powder, green fuse, and pre-tied zip ties. The 36-year-old suspect was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm while using a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of a bomb.  

TRIPwire, 27 May 2022 

On 26 May 2022, at approximately 1215 hours local time, officers from the South Cotabato Police Provision Officer responded after an IED emplaced in the rear of a bus in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, functioned injuring two people following behind the bus on a motorized tricycle. One of the injured was transported to a local hospital for treatment; none of the six people on the bus were injured. At 1245 hours, another explosive device functioned near a restaurant in Tacuroung City, approximately 35km [~21 miles] away from the first incident. No one was injured in the second incident. No one has taken responsibility for either incident, but authorities believe that militants linked to ISIS may have conducted the attacks in retaliation for recent military action against the group. The investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 26 May 2022

On 23 May 2022, Tacoma Police Department (TPD) officers and the TPD Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit responded to two separate incidents. The first at a High School after an IED, that was described as pyrotechnics made into an IED, was discovered in the parking lot. No further device details have been released. The second incident took place on E. 72nd Street after a pipe bomb was discovered in a parking lot. Authorities did not provide further device details but a picture released by TPD shows a black cylindrical pipe with two red end caps placed on a parking sign pole. TPD EOD conducted render safe procedures on both devices. No injuries were reported in either incident and the investigation is ongoing.

TRIPwire, 26 May 2022

On 25 May 2022, at approximately 2130 hours local time, six suspected insurgents on motorcycles threw three IEDs and opened fire with automatic rifles at Tak Bai Police Station in Tambom Jeh He of Tak Bai district, near the Thai-Malay border, setting the police station on fire. No further device details have been released. The attack injured two defense volunteers and a soldier and caused damage to nearby cars. According to local source, the victims were injured by fragmentation, and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. This investigation is ongoing.