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TRIPwire, 20 July 2021
On 19 July 2021, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted nine simultaneous raids in five districts of Telangana and discovered grenade launchers, various “incriminating documents,” and bomb-making material (BMM) including sticks of slurry explosives, electric detonators, metal plates and pieces, iron pipes and circles/coins. The investigation is linked to an 18 May 2021 raid on four cadres of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Bhadradri Kothagudem, which uncovered 400 electric detonators, 500 non-electric detonators, 400 explosive gelatin sticks, and 549 meters (1801 feet) of fuse. During those raids, the NIA arrested 8 people, including 4 members of the CPI, as they were attempting to transport these materials to the commander of a CPI battalion near Chhattisgarh. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 20 September 2021
On 16 September 2021, local authorities responded to the Chinese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro after an unidentified male suspect threw an explosive device at the building. No injuries were reported, but the gates of the consulate were damaged. Authorities collected fragments of the functioned device for further examination. The motive and suspect are still unknown; however, the suspect was recorded in the act by surveillance cameras. The investigation is ongoing.
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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, 10 September 2021
On 10 September 2021, at approximately 0355 hours local time, German police pursued three suspects fleeing to the Netherlands after they used explosives to rob an ATM located at a bank in Lünen-Süd near Dortmund in Germany, causing extensive damage. Dutch police took over the pursuit, found the escape vehicle in Venlo at 0530 hours local time, and arrested one of the three suspects, a 31-year-old male. Believing there were explosive devices still in the vehicle, authorities called in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to assist. EOD technicians examined the vehicle, discovered an explosive device, and rendered it safe by separating the detonator from the explosive material. The device was removed and taken to a separate location for disposal. German authorities discovered another explosive device during further investigation of the bank location where the robbery occurred. EOD technicians removed the device from the scene and disposed of it in a local field. No further information was provided on the explosive devices. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 9 September 2021
On 8 September 2021, at approximately 2230 hours local time, local authorities in Bickershaw, Wigan, England, responded after eyewitnesses saw an unidentified suspect throw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, through the window of a parked van, setting it ablaze. The Hindley fire station responded to assist and quickly extinguished the fire. The driver and passenger seats were destroyed and there was heat and smoke damage to the tools and equipment in the rear of the van. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 19 July 2021
On 17 July 2021, local authorities conducted a raid on the home of an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader in Jolo, Sulu and found a MK2 grenade and bomb-making material (BMM), described as two bottles of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (ANFO), two pieces of detonating cord, and a safety fuse. Authorities arrested a 28-year-old female suspect, who will face charges of illegal possession of explosives and violation of the act on preventing, prohibiting, and penalizing terrorism. During the raid, authorities were planning to serve an arrest warrant against the Abu Sayyaf sub-leader, but he managed to escape. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 9 September 2021
On 8 September 2021, local authorities found a woman’s charred remains in a vehicle in Sajur that had been ignited by an explosive device that functioned near the car. Authorities are continuing to investigate the incident as a suspected murder and are looking into a possible connection to another bomb that functioned at the same time near a tennis center in the same town.
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TRIPwire, 21 July 2021
On 20 July 2021, Buffalo Police Department (BPD) officers, the Erie County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad, and Buffalo Fire Department crews responded to a private residence in Buffalo after New York State Parole officers discovered bomb-making material (BMM) while serving a warrant. Bomb squad technicians examined the BMM, determined it was ammonium nitrate, and removed it from the scene. The BPD stated that the resident was attempting to produce pyrotechnics with the BMM. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 7 September 2021
On 5 September 2021, at approximately 0800 hours local time, local authorities responded to a residence in Limburg after an explosive device was discovered in front of the home. The Dutch Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Service responded to assist. EOD technicians removed the device from the scene and disposed of it at a local sand quarry. No further details on the explosive device or motive were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 28 July 2021
On 28 July 2021, at approximately 0140 hours local time, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) responded to the Clonavon Terrace area of Ballymena after unknown suspects threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a petrol bomb, into a car. Upon arrival, the PSNI determined that the suspects had broken the window of the car and thrown the IID inside. The IID briefly ignited, but quickly extinguished itself. No one was injured in the incident, and no further details on the extent of the damage have been released. PSNI is searching for two suspects that were seen in the area during the time of the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
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