UK: Grandad makes deadly bomb in his house for bank job because he was ‘short of cash’

A man made a bomb and told his daughter he wanted to use it to steal from a bank. Martin Johnson appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday and admitted making an improvised explosive device (IED). The 55-year-old, of Greenmeadow Read More …

FBI: Army vet from NC wanted for FL double murder fled to Ukraine to join far-right militia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted thousands of people to leave the Eastern European country, but should North Carolina native Craig Lang depart Ukraine and return to the United States, he could immediately be taken into custody by federal authorities. Lang Read More …

Northern Ireland: Detonated device discovered in attempted ATM theft on Belfast’s Ballysillan Road

A detonated device was recovered by police after an attempted ATM theft in north Belfast, which led to a “loud bang and small explosion” being heard by residents. It happened on the Ballysillan Road shortly after 1am outside Brian’s Convenience Read More …

UK: Neighbours tormented by racist thug who wanted to petrol bomb home

Hot-headed bully Simon Fullerton, 37, threatened to ‘slit the throats and cut the jugular’ of his neighbours as well as petrol bomb their home during a terrifying ‘ongoing feud’. An abusive and intimidating thug threatened to “slit the throats and Read More …

Ireland: Innocent family has lucky escape after their Dublin home targeted in feud bomb attack

An innocent family had a lucky escape when an explosive device believed to be a grenade was thrown at their home in Finglas, Dublin as part of an escalating gangland feud involving the ‘Mr Flashy’ drugs gang Gardaí are working Read More …

Western Australia: Queens Park man to face court accused of detonating makeshift explosive in Leederville

Police have charged a 29-year-old man they say detonated a homemade bomb near two busy Leederville restaurants just hours before he allegedly sparked another scare with a second crude explosive device. The man, who was refused police bail, is due Read More …

Ireland: Police investigating claims pipe bombs were also left at the scene after Conor McGregor’s pub is attacked with petrol bombs

Conor McGregor’s £2million Dublin pub was attacked with petrol bombs overnight hours after it is believed the UFC star was at the venue. Police are investigating the attack – possibly carried out by two men on scooters – at the Read More …

Oklahoma: Man arrested for placing an improvised explosive device outside of the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said they arrested Zachary Schmidt on for leaving a bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) outside of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tuesday night. Around 8 p.m. on Jan. Read More …

Mexico: Drone footage shows people fleeing after CJNG cartel drops improvised explosive charges in the forests of Tepalcatepec

A drug cartel used drones to drop explosives on unsuspecting inhabitants in the forests of Tepalcatepec, Mexico, in the latest demonstration of unchecked violence in the region. People were sent running for their lives on Monday as the drones, controlled Read More …

South Africa: Four suspected robbers arrested for attempted murder and possession of explosives

Four suspects aged between 25 and 37 were arrested by police on charges of business robbery, attempted murder and possession of explosives. It is alleged that yesterday at 23:00, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at Read More …

Washington: Centralia police arrest Olympia man accused of December ATM bombing, theft

Centralia detectives have arrested an Olympia man accused of bombing and stealing from a First Security Bank ATM last month. Ryan Thomas Moulder, 39, is one of two people police believe used an unknown improvised explosive device at the ATM Read More …

North Carolina: Dunn man pleads guilty to possession of weapons of mass destruction after blast injures SBI agents

A 36-year-old man from Dunn pled guilty to three counts of possessions of a weapon of mass destruction that seriously injured two State Bureau of Investigations agents in 2019. Agent Tim Luper received second-degree burns and dislocated his shoulder during Read More …

Criminals have access to ‘massive amounts’ of information to construct improvised devices

Irish Army Bomb Disposal officers have said a large amount of information on the internet could be aiding criminal gangs who use explosive devices to carry out attacks and intimidate rivals. In the second part of our interview with two Read More …

Oregon: Man Shot Fireworks at Police Officers, Tried to Set Off Explosives

Springfield police took a man into custody Sunday morning after authorities said he repeatedly launched powerful fireworks at officers. The man had a supply of vintage blasting caps and “commercial-grade, mortar type fireworks,” police said. Police found the man on Read More …

UK: Man accused of having homemade explosives in Plymouth

A man charged with having homemade explosives, bomb-making equipment and indecent images has appeared in court. Stefan Gojke, 66, is charged with five counts of having explosive substances without a lawful purpose in Plymouth between August and September 2019. Five Read More …

Washington: FBI investigates ATM explosion at Centralia bank

The Centralia Police Department said Saturday afternoon that two unidentified suspects exploded the 1st Security Bank ATM on South Tower Avenue this morning using an improvised explosive device and then fled in a late 1990s or early 2000s four-door Honda Read More …

US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world

The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried — about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election. And so, block by block, he stole 13 pounds (6 kilograms) of C4 plastic explosives from the training Read More …