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TRIPwire, 16 August 2017, 0700
On 14 August 2017 at approximately 2030, Butte County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle parked in front of a residence in Gridley, California. Deputies detained the occupant, and located drug paraphernalia and a loaded firearm. A pipe bomb was also discovered in the trunk when a K9 alerted the officers to the presence of explosives. Bomb squad technicians confirmed that it was a viable hazardous device and rendered it safe. An investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2017, 0730
On 15 August 2017, the family of a man who was arrested earlier that day in Bakersfield, California, notified police that the suspect was in possession of suspicious items and chemicals. Family members then drove the materials to a parking lot outside City Hall South where bomb squad and HAZMAT personnel responded. Two items were rendered safe and the chemicals were removed. Additional articles were seized in a subsequent search of the suspect’s home, but no additional bomb making components were found.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2017, 0800
On 15 August 2017, a female suicide bomber killed 27 people and wounded at least 83 at a marketplace in the village of Konduga near Maiduguri, Nigeria. A spokesperson for the regional militia stated that the Boko Haram terrorist group was responsible for the suicide bombing attack. Two other suicide bombings took place at nearby refugee camps, but did not result in any fatalities. No other information on the type of devices used in the attacks was released.
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TRIPwire, 16 August 2017, 0830
On 15 August 2017, five suspected terrorists with links to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were arrested in Bangdung, Indonesia. A spokesperson for the city of Bangdung stated that an explosive device and other evidence were discovered during raids on three locations in the city. Authorities claimed that the five suspects received instructions on making the device from a known Indonesian ISIS supporter who is currently fighting with ISIS in Syria. A spokesperson for the police stated that the alleged terrorists are linked to the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) networks, which is allegedly linked to a series of attacks in Indonesia.
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TRIPwire, 15 August 2017, 0800
On 14 August 2017, officers from the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) responded to a call of a suspicious device on the street in the residential neighborhood of Foothills. According to officials, the APD’s bomb squad also responded to the scene and rendered the device safe. An APD officer described the device as a pipe bomb, but no additional details were released.
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TRIPwire, 15 August 2017, 0730
On 13 August 2017 at approximately 1626 hours local time, members of the Youngstown Bomb Squad (YBS) arrived at a local residence in Winona, Minnesota, to investigate a suspect device placed in a mail box. Bomb squad technicians identified the device as a galvanized metal pipe between four and five inches long, and two-and-one-quarter inches in diameter, with both ends crimped and soldered closed. A hole was drilled into the pipe with a fuse inserted, which was previously lit, but failed to function. The device was rendered safe by the YBS technicians. An investigation is ongoing with no clear motive or suspect.
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TRIPwire, 15 August 2017, 0700
On 12 August 2017, an Oklahoma man was arrested in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for attempting to detonate an inert vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) next to a local bank. Undercover FBI agents provided the suspect with a cargo van, which the he believed was loaded with an explosive device composed of 1,000 pounds of an ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixture with a cell phone initiator. The suspect previously expressed an interest in targeting a Federal Reserve Bank, but opted to target the local bank instead because he wanted to minimize casualties. The suspect is reportedly a follower of the Three-Percenter anti-government ideology and expressed an interest in joining a militia group. He was charged with attempting to use explosives to destroy a building in interstate commerce.
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TRIPwire, 15 August 2017, 0900On 14 August 2017, Turkish police seized large quantities of bomb-making material during a raid in southern Adana province. A police spokesperson stated that local authorities received intelligence that terrorists, linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), were planning an attack for 15 August 2017. Authorities seized 1.5 tons of ammonium nitrate, 661 pounds of nails, approximately 1,000 rounds of ammunition, 12 Kalashnikov rifles and 24 hand grenades, as well as police uniforms. The Governor of Adana stated that authorities are still searching for suspects linked to the incident.
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TRIPwire, 15 August 2017, 0830
On 14 August 2017, at least 17 civilians were killed and seven others injured when their vehicles were hit by a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) near the southern province of al-Dhalea. A spokesperson for the local government claimed the IED was planted by al-Qaida militants who intended to target military vehicles.
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TRIPwire, 14 August 2017, 0700
On 13 August 2017 at approximately 0600 hours local time, officers from the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) responded to reports of an explosion at a gas station ATM located near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The blast occurred at approximately 0330 hours, but was not reported until later when a fuel delivery driver noticed the damage. No details about the explosive device were released. The cash from the machine was missing and the video camera from the ATM showed two male suspects fleeing in a vehicle. Along with the SDPD, members from the San Diego Fire Bomb Squad, ATF and FBI responded and began an investigation.
Views: 381Monday, August 14, 2017 - 00:00