TRIPwire, 21 August 2017, 1100

On 20 August 2017, the Lebanese interior minister released more details on the unsuccessful 15 July 2017 attempt to bring an IED onto a flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi. According to the minister, there were two devices that the suspects attempted to emplace onto the plane in the checked luggage, which failed to make it onboard the flight due to weight restrictions. The devices were reportedly concealed in a meat grinder and a child’s doll. Four brothers are believed to be involved in the attack: Amer Khayyat, the passenger on the flight who was apprehended in Lebanon; Khaled Khayyat and Mahmoud Khayyat, who were detained in Australia; and Tarek Khayyat, who Lebanese authorities identified as a member of ISIS living in Syria. Amer was initially reported as an unwitting transporter of the devices, but is now listed as a primary suspect suspect, intending to initiate the device twenty minutes into the flight.

TRIPwire, 18 August 2017, 0730

On 17 August 2017 at 1145 local time, officers from the Durant Police Department responded to a call of a disturbance at a residence in Durant. Neighbors reported that a man, who was recently released from prison, was abusing controlled substances. The suspect was arrested for outstanding warrants and public intoxication. During the course of the arrest, a possible pipe bomb was discovered in the suspect’s vehicle and removed by Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) bomb squad technicians. The pipe bomb will undergo further investigation by the OHP bomb squad at a safe location.

TRIPwire, 18 August 2017, 0830

Following the 17 August vehicle ramming attack in Barcelona that killed 13 people and wounded more than 100, a second car ramming event took place on 18 August 2017, in Cambils, 120 km (75 mi) southwest of Barcelona. The attack, which was carried out by five suspects, killed one civilian and wounded several people, including one police officer. The suspects exited their vehicle when it was disabled by police, attempted to further attack onlookers with knives, and were killed by police. They were wearing what resembled explosive belts, which police later determined to be hoax devices. Authorities believed the suspects to be linked to the Barcelona attack.

TRIPwire, 17 August 2017, 0700
On 16 August 2017, a New York woman was arrested in Macedon for manufacturing three explosive devices. Commonly referred to as soda bottle bombs, the devices consisted of drain cleaner and aluminum foil in a soda bottle. The suspect admitted to manufacturing the devices after viewing videos on a social media website. Wayne County Sherriff’s deputies responded to the area following a noise complaint, after two of the three devices detonated. The third device was disposed of by the Monroe County Bomb Squad.