UK: Teenager detained on mental health grounds after suspected ‘modified fireworks’ found in Blackpool.

The 16-year-old from Blackpool was earlier arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, but has now been detained under the Mental Health Act following a further assessment. It comes after police found a quantity of items of concern Read More …

UK: Bomb squad carried out controlled explosion in Watford

The bomb squad was called to Watford over a firework attached to a motorcycle, police have confirmed. The force attended Dad’s Garage by Paulo, between Vicarage Road and The Hornets, at 8.40am on Saturday (September 20) following reports of a Read More …

Germany: 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in Düsseldorf

German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services deployed after the incident late Friday at the Rheinkirmes Read More …

California: Seven “unaccounted for” after fireworks warehouse explosion

Seven people are “unaccounted for” after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse resulted in a fire in Northern California’s Yolo County, officials said. It happened Tuesday evening in the community of Esparto at Devastating Pyrotechnics. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office Read More …

Wisconsin: Milwaukee Police search for suspect who exploded ‘makeshift’ tennis ball bomb in neighborhood

An unidentified man allegedly built a homemade bomb hidden inside of a tennis ball and planted it in a strangers’ residential garage. According to homeowner Britney Ortiz Djuric, she heard a “very loud” explosion coming from her garage just before Read More …

California: 3,300 pounds of illegal fireworks seized, 3 arrested in San Jose police raids

San Jose police arrested three men and seized more than 3,300 pounds of illegal fireworks in a series of recent raids, SJPD said Friday. San Jose residents David Benito-Carbajal, 31, Juan Rocha, 52, and Javier Martinez, 26, were arrested and Read More …

Northern Ireland: PSNI come under attack for fourth night

Police have come under attack for a fourth consecutive night in Northern Ireland as disorder spread through multiple towns. Missiles were thrown at officers after a protest in Portadown on Thursday, continuing a trend that was sparked earlier in the Read More …

Pennsylvania: Homemade fireworks caused Butler County house explosion, injuring 2

Pennsylvania State Police say homemade fireworks and improvised explosive devices caused a house explosion that injured two people Wednesday afternoon in Butler County, one critically. The explosion was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. in Muddy Creek Township. Police said a Read More …

Belgium: Remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs found hidden under stadium seats

Standard Liege’s travelling supporters found remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs hidden under their seats at the stadium of Belgian league rival Sporting Charleroi at the weekend. The pyrotechnics were discovered when one of the Standard supporters was surprised his seat Read More …

Pennsylvania: Man accused of hurling explosive in front of Central Berks patrol vehicle

A Mount Penn man faces several charges after Central Berks Regional police said he threw an explosive device in the street just ahead of a marked patrol vehicle. Joseph R. Crochunis Jr., 37, of the 2600 block of Perkiomen Avenue Read More …

Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone

Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone. Around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, the European Union’s Read More …

Connecticut: Homemade explosive devices found at Waterbury home after fatal blast

Inside the home where an explosion killed a man earlier this month, police found cardboard tubes, black powder and improvised explosive devices stored in a lunchbox, according to a search warrant application released Tuesday. Thomas Cianciola, 56, was seriously injured Read More …

Alabama: Man sentenced to ten years for setting off bomb outside of Alabama Attorney General’s office

The man charged with setting off a bomb outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall last year has pleaded guilty and been sentenced on state charges. Marshall said today that Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale was sentenced Read More …

Netherlands: Fear of explosions grows as attacks surge across the country

The increasing number of explosions across the Netherlands is driving fear among residents, with thousands seeking support from victim assistance organizations. The number of attacks involving explosives has escalated significantly in recent years. Police data shows that incidents nearly doubled Read More …

Vermont: Police investigate blown up mailboxes in Lamoille County

Police are looking to identify the people who are responsible for blowing up six mailboxes across three Lamoille County towns. The Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department says it was one of six mailboxes vandalized across Morristown, Wolcott and Johnson. The sheriff Read More …

Nevada: Cybertruck driver used ChatGPT to plan Las Vegas attack

Police found a six-page manifesto on Matthew Livelsberger’s phone and said he used ChatGPT to plan his New Year’s Day bombing at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. A few of the entries posted in the application included “How Read More …

Netherlands: Police “frustrated and desperate” about firework violence

A growing number of police officers have had enough of the way they become targets during the New Year festivities and are accusing the government of failing to act to end the chaos, the AD reported on Monday afternoon. They Read More …

Germany: Blast at a Berlin police station hurts two; no attack suspected

Authorities in Germany are trying to figure out what triggered a blast at a police station in Berlin late on Thursday evening, but do not believe the explosion was part of an intentional attack. A policeman suffered injuries to his Read More …

Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion investigators piece together suspect’s final hours

Matthew Livelsberger — the suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded on New Year’s Day outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound prior to the blast, officials said at a Thursday press Read More …