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 …

Hawaii: 3 dead, dozens injured in massive illegal fireworks explosion in Aliamanu

A New Year’s celebration took a tragic turn after a massive explosion, caused by what officials confirmed were illegal fireworks, killed three people and sent more than 20 to the hospital in critical and serious condition. First responders raced to Read More …

Belgium: Brussels gripped by chaos on New Year’s Eve

Revelers set scores of cars alight and pelted emergency services with Molotov cocktails in Brussels late Tuesday as the city faced a wave of disorder on New Year’s Eve. Police arrested 159 people in the Belgian capital between 6 p.m. Read More …

Germany: Five killed and hundreds arrested after New Year’s Eve chaos

Five people have been killed across Germany in accidents involving fireworks as riots in Berlin led to over 400 arrests in a night of chaos celebrating the start of the new year. One of those killed was a 24-year-old who Read More …

UK: Illegal amount of potentially explosive chemical was stored at farm by pyrotechnic enthusiast

A member of the UK Pyrotechnics Society was found with a huge, illegal amount of a chemical used for explosives. Some of it was sold to people in the UK and Europe and he had not checked whether or not Read More …

ATF Philadelphia warns about illegal explosives, dangers of some fireworks ahead of New Year’s Eve 2024

People in our area are getting ready for their New Year’s celebrations and for some, that means ringing in 2025 with a fireworks show. Law enforcement is warning people about where they get their explosives from and the dangers some Read More …

Sweden: Malmö apartment catches fire after overnight explosion

Police are investigating an explosion and subsequent fire in an apartment building in Malmö last night. A man sustained minor injuries when he jumped from the balcony, police say. The incident is being investigated as attempted murder. Read more… Source: Read More …

Netherlands: Police arrest two Rotterdam men in Alblasserdam bomb plot attempts

Two Rotterdam men, ages 18 and 20, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in two attempts to detonate an explosive device near a home in Alblasserdam earlier this month, police said Saturday. A firearm was also found on the Read More …

Ireland: Ammunition and fireworks seized by Gardaí and Defence Forces in Limerick

Gardai recovered ammunition as part of planned searches conducted in parts of Limerick. The ammunition, the quantity of which was not disclosed, was recovered during this past Saturday (December 14). Gardaí requested the assistance of members of the Defence Forces Read More …

UK: Man to stand trial accused of having items to make explosive devices

A man will stand trial next year accused of having items to make explosive devices. Shazad Khan faced the allegation as he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday. The indictment claims the 51 year-old Read More …

Philippines: Explosion of improvised fireworks injures three in General Santos City

A suspected explosion involving improvised fireworks left three individuals injured, including two minors, in Rosario Village, Barangay Lagao, General Santos City, on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 5:20 PM along Molave Street when the improvised fireworks were reportedly Read More …

Netherlands: Police seize 35 tons of fireworks destined for illegal Dutch market

Officers of the fireworks team of the Zuid-Holland Zuid district of the Rotterdam Unit arrested two men for trafficking in illegal fireworks after an investigation on Thursday 7 November. It concerns two men aged 57 and 37 from Vuren and Read More …