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TRIPwire, 19 August 2021
On 18 August 2021, at approximately 1930 hours local time, local authorities responded to the area of Kelvin Grove, Queensland, on reports of a loud explosion. At the scene, authorities found two IEDs that had not functioned and the remnants of a third IED, which functioned in the street. No injuries or damages were reported. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 19 August 2021
On 14 August 2021, Singapore Police Force officers responded to an apartment complex in the Anchorvale neighborhood after receiving a report of a small explosion in an apartment unit. According to authorities, the resident of another unit threw an IED, described as constructed with material from match heads and tape, out of his window, where it landed in the neighbor’s unit and functioned, leaving a black residue and a pungent odor. No injuries or damages were reported. On 16 August, police arrested the 54-year-old male suspect and charged him under Section 4 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substance and Offensive Weapons Act.
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TRIPwire, 19 August 2021
On 19 August 2021, a militant threw a hand grenade into a crowd of Shiite Muslims during an Ashura procession in Bahawalnagar in the Punjab province, killing at least 5 people and injuring approximately 50 others. Preliminary information suggested that a roadside bomb may have been used, but authorities later confirmed the attack used a hand grenade. Authorities arrested a suspect, but no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 18 August 2021
On 17 August 2021, local authorities searched the home of a convicted felon in the village of Georai Brooke Bond in the state of Maharashtra and discovered 126 electric detonators. No further details on the detonators have been released, but authorities did confirm that they were manufactured by a company in Hyderabad. Authorities initiated the search after the 35-year-old male suspect, and two other individuals, were caught on closed circuit television camera (CCTV) stealing items from a grocery store. During a search of the suspect’s home, the authorities also recovered the items stolen from the grocery store. The suspect has been charged pursuant to the Explosives Act 1884. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 18 August 2021
On 13 August 2021, at approximately 1230 hours local time, local authorities arrested a 40-year-old male suspect after responding to a home in Tilburg, where they discovered various firearms and explosives. Dutch Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians responded to assist. EOD technicians examined the explosives before rendering them safe. No further information was provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 17 August 2021
On 17 August 2021, at approximately 0350 hours local time, local authorities responded to a convenience store in Bispham, Lancashire, England, after unknown suspects used an explosive device to break into an ATM on the exterior of the store. No additional information on the explosive device has been released. The ATM and convenience store were damaged in the explosion, but no injuries were reported. An unknown amount of money was taken from the ATM. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 17 August 2021
On 10 August 2021, at approximately 2120 hours local time, the Grassy Point Police (GPP), part of the South African Police Service, responded to the Cape Town community of New Horizon after residents reported hearing a small explosion and found a badly damaged car with a dead man inside. According to GPP, the explosive device functioned while the car was in motion. In addition to the deceased man, there were two other occupants of the car, who fled the scene; it is unclear if they sustained any injuries. The car had been reported hijacked in Kraaifontein in May 2021 and was found with cloned license plates. GPP speculates that the three suspects may have intended to use the explosive device for a gang-related errand. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 17 August 2021
On 14 August 2021, unidentified militants on motorcycles in the Baldia area of Western Karachi threw a Russian-made hand grenade into a truck carrying 20 members of an extended family, killing 12 women and children and injuring 6 others. Counterterrorism officers and members of a bomb disposal squad responded to the scene to assist and discovered remnants of the hand grenade. Authorities believe that the militants had chased the truck before throwing the grenade. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities speculate that it may have been an attempt to sabotage Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2021
On 13 August 2021, at approximately 2330 hours local time, local authorities responded to a lower primary school in the Hailakandi district of Assam after unknown suspects believed to be from Mizoram detonated an explosive device inside the school. The wall of the facility was partially damaged, but no injuries were reported. The incident was the fourth since October 2020 involving schools in the area targeted with explosives. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2021
On 16 August 2021, local authorities responded to a warehouse located in the port city of Mangalore and found a cache of 1,400 kg [~3,086 lb] of bomb-making materials (BMM). The cache included 400 kg [~881 lb] of sulfur powder, 350 kg [~771 lb] of potassium chlorite, 50 kg [~110 lbs] of barium nitrate, 260 kg [~573 lb] of aluminum powder, 240 kg [~529 lb] of charcoal, 30 kg [~66 lb] of lead balls, and an undisclosed number of air pistol pellets. Authorities arrested and charged one suspect after he confessed to stockpiling the materials without a permit. Authorities claim that the suspect owns a gun shop in the port area, and the investigation is ongoing .
Views: 250Monday, August 16, 2021 - 14:51