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Ohio: 30 Homes Evacuated after Large Amount of Explosives Discovered
TRIPwire, 27 November 2017, 0830
On 22 November 2017, 30 homes were evacuated after police recovered 39 sticks of dynamite from a freezer in an abandoned home in Alliance. Police were led to the home after seizing an illegal weapon at a nearby residence. After recovering the illegal weapon, a loaded shotgun with the barrel and stock cut and sawed off, police went to the vacant home; which belonged to the family of the owner of the illegal weapon. Upon discovering dynamite, police evacuated approximately 30 nearby homes for two and half hours. The Summit County Bomb Disposal Unit responded, removed the dynamite, and disposed of it on their range. Police arrested a suspect and charged him with one count of having weapons under disability, two counts of possessing dangerous ordinance, and one count of inducing panic.
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TRIPwire, 27 November 2017, 0900
On 22 November 2017, a University student was arrested for criminal possession of explosives in Siloam Springs. The arrest was the result of an investigation into threats made by the student regarding suicide and a desire to commit a mass shooting or bombing. Siloam Springs Police Department officers in conjunction with University Campus Safety officers responded to the student’s dorm room following the discovery of a suicide note that was posted in a common area. The note referenced the student’s desire to commit a mass shooting or bombing. Police found an AK-47, a 9mm carbine, and ammunition in the student’s dorm room. Witness interviews indicated the suspect was constructing and detonating explosive devices at an undisclosed location off campus. The suspect admitted to these accusations during interviews, according to police. The suspect was charged with committing Criminal Acts Involving Explosives. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 27 November 2017, 0930
On 24 November 2017, approximately 25 to 30 armed gunmen wearing military uniforms carried out an assault on the al Rawdah Sufi mosque in Bir al-Abed in the Northern Sinai. The attack killed 305 people and injured 128 others. The attackers initially detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at the end of prayers and used automatic weapons to shoot at worshipers fleeing the mosque. The gunmen also set parked vehicles on fire to block roads and hamper rescue efforts. There are no reports as to the type of explosive device used in the attack. According to witnesses, the gunmen were carrying an Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) flag and fired on first responder vehicles that arrived. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Wilayat Sinai group, which pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2014, is responsible for numerous attacks and hundreds of deaths in the Sinai region in recent years.
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TRIPwire, 27 November 2017, 1000
On 24 November 2017, members of Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) Bomb Disposal Unit rendered safe an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that was magnetically attached to a vehicle carrying four local journalists. The device was discovered by security personnel at the Charwazgai checkpoint in Tehsil Landikotal. The journalists were travelling to a “vintage car rally” in the area. The device weighed approximately two kilograms and may be locally manufactured, according to security officials. All four passengers were interrogated and media outlets were barred from covering the rally.
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United Kingdom: Pipe Bomb Prompts Large Evacuation in Derry
TRIPwire, 20 November 2017, 0800
On 19 November 2017, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the British Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel responded to a pipe bomb discovered at a residence in the Carnhill Estate area of Londonderry. Initial reports indicated that the device detonated, but this proved incorrect. Approximately 30 families were evacuated from the area. An investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 22 November 2017, 0700
On 21 November 2017 at approximately 0830 hours local time, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Bomb Squad technicians responded to a report of a small suspicious device in a residential area of Charlotte. The device was discovered on the sidewalk, where it was emplaced adjacent to a mailbox. CMPD technicians rendered safe the device on-scene. No further information is available at this time.
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TRIPwire, 22 November 2017, 0730
On 21 November 2017, Bloomfield Police Department (BPD) officers arrested a man found driving recklessly in the parking lot of a national superstore chain. Upon the suspect’s arrest, BPD learned he allegedly emplaced several small explosive devices in the parking lot. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad technicians removed the devices. No further details are available at this time.
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TRIPwire, 22 November 2017, 0800
On 21 November 2017 at approximately 0915 hours local time, a Danville resident came into the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Station 36 with a box of fireworks she discovered in her new home. The woman intended for fire officials to safely dispose of the fireworks. After examining the box, fire officials discovered a possible pipe bomb. The Walnut Creek Police Department Bomb Squad responded and rendered safe the device. A Fire Department spokesman stated that there would be an investigation into the device but was unsure which agency would be responsible.
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TRIPwire, 21 November 2017, 0830
On 21 November 2017 at approximately 0430 hours local time, a small explosive device detonated in a private parking lot next to a tax office in the Kallithea district of Athens. The device consisted of gas canisters and damaged the entrance to the parking lot. An investigation is underway.
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TRIPwire, 21 November 2017, 0900
On 21 November 2017 at approximately 2327 hours local time, an explosion occurred in an apartment building in Sondervarnsgatan, Malmo. The blast occurred in the stairwell, damaging two doors and an elevator. Police stated they are unsure as to the cause of the explosion. The national bomb squad was called in for assistance. One woman experienced breathing difficulties related to the explosion and was transported to the hospital. The explosion comes after a recent explosion damaged a nightclub in the Babel neighborhood of Malmo. An investigation into apartment explosion is ongoing.
Views: 177Wednesday, November 22, 2017 - 00:00