Israel: Police seized five pipe bombs and ammunition in Ramlah, Central District

Five pipe bombs and ammunition have been found in a residential complex in Ramlah, Central District during a search carried out by the station police, Border Police and the K-9 unit. A local resident was arrested for questioning. The items Read More …

California: Police investigating Sacramento explosions arrest 23-year-old man

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Sacramento, California, in connection with two explosions in a neighborhood, police said Sunday. Investigators served a search warrant on Saturday following an explosion that caused damage to a vehicle the previous day, a 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 …

India: One killed, 5 injured in explosion while making crude bombs in Bengal village

A man died and five others sustained injuries when some crude bombs which they were allegedly making went off on Monday night at Rameswarpur-Dakshinpara village in the Beldanga area of Bengal’s Murshidabad district, police said. Local villagers told the police Read More …

U.S. officials warn threat from homemade bombs is skyrocketing

With domestic extremism on the rise, U.S. officials say the threat from homemade bombs is also surging. There were more than 400 bombing incidents in 2020, up 70 percent from the year before. The FBI and DHS’s CISA are now Read More …

Toronto man charged after possessing homemade bombs, crossbow

A man faces multiple firearm-related charges after Toronto police officers alleged the accused had homemade bombs and a crossbow. According to a statement issued by the service Wednesday afternoon, officers began their investigation on Monday in the Leslie Street and 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 …

Inside foiled terror plot: Up to 18 suicide bombers hoped to detonate bottle bombs on seven planes at 30,000ft

A former CIA officer claims Scotland Yard wanted to allow jihadists plotting Britain’s worst-ever terror attack to board jumbo jets with their bombs. Met chiefs “wanted to play to the very edge” as they built a case against fanatics who Read More …

Northern Ireland: County Armagh man jailed for making blast bomb

An “eccentric” Co Armagh weapons collector who admitted making a “blast-incendiary improvised” bomb has been handed a 15 month sentence. Although ordered to serve half his sentence in jail and the rest on licence, Sean Fintan Burns will soon be Read More …

Florida: Alleged Antifa member targeted Pinellas County rally with a bomb; more explosives found at his house

A man in full black bloc behaving suspiciously near a right-wing rally outside the Pinellas County Courthouse in Florida on Jan. 6 was apprehended by deputies after he tried fleeing on foot. Garrett James Smith, 22, was arrested and found 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 …

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: Liverpool bomber made device with murderous intent, coroner says

The Liverpool bomber died from an explosion and fire caused by a device he manufactured with “murderous intent”, a coroner has ruled. Emad Al Swealmeen was killed when his bomb went off while he was inside a taxi at Liverpool Read More …

Russia: IS member who plotted Moscow court blast handed 19 years behind bars

An Islamic State member (IS — terrorist organization, outlawed in Russia) who plotted an explosion in a Moscow military court and sought to travel to a combat zone in the Middle East has been sentenced to 19 years in prison, 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 …

Nebraska: Grand Island police are trying to track down the person responsible for a pipe bomb blast

Grand Island police are trying to track down the person responsible for a pipe bomb that exploded in a shed at a business in the west end of town. Police reports indicate that an employee at Mid-Nebraska Feeds said an Read More …

New Zealand: Suspected pipe bomb leads to Defence Force callout in Temuka

The Defence Force sent an explosive disposal team to a Temuka property on Friday after concerns a pipe bomb had been located in the bedroom of a home in the South Canterbury town. A New Zealand Defence Force spokesperson confirmed Read More …

Alabama: Man facing multiple charges after suspected improvised explosive devices found in vehicle on I-65

Calera Police Chief David Hyche said a person is facing charges of possession of destructive devices and DUI after two suspected improvised explosive devices were found in a vehicle on I-65. Wesley Edwards Mills has been formally charged with felony Read More …

Minneapolis Bomb Squad called out Friday in Willmar after arrest of Lake Lillian man

The Minneapolis Police Department Bomb Squad was called out to secure two suspected explosive devices Friday after local police found them during an investigation into a physical domestic incident in Willmar, according to a news release from Willmar Police Chief Read More …