Ohio: Toledo Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Improvised Explosive Device

U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Jeffrey Davenport, 52, of Toledo, was sentenced on Monday, November 22, by Judge Jack Zouhary to 54 months in prison after Davenport pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm Read More …

UK: Liverpool attacker had been buying bomb parts ‘at least since April’

The Liverpool bomber had been buying bomb components since at least April, police have revealed. Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson said that Iraq-born Emad Al Swealmeen had rented a property in Liverpool seven months ago and had started making “relevant Read More …

UK: Liverpool Women’s Hospital explosion declared a terror incident

An explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday has been declared a terror incident by police. A taxi exploded and was engulfed in flames just before 11:00 GMT at a drop-off zone near the entrance, killing the passenger and Read More …

UK: Church Laneham man jailed after homemade pipe bomb explodes

A man who made a pipe bomb that caused a residential street to be evacuated has been jailed for two years. Nottinghamshire Police said a man found the device in a ditch on Riverview in Church Laneham on 28 February. Read More …

Northern Ireland: Lurgan man admitted to making ‘blast-incendiary improvised’ bomb

A Co. Armagh man has admitted making a “blast-incendiary improvised” bomb. With Sean Fintan Burns standing in the dock of Craigavon Crown Court on Thursday, defence counsel Damien Halleron asked for him to be re-arraigned on three of the four Read More …

Washington: Homemade explosive laboratory, underground bunker found at Arlington man’s home

An Arlington man already booked into jail is facing more charges after bomb squad technicians found a homemade explosive laboratory and underground bunker at his home. Deputies with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the 19300 Read More …

Florida: Deputies find stolen Army explosives in Nokomis home

A Nokomis man is facing a slew of charges after deputies found him in possession with stolen explosives from the U.S. Army. A bomb technician with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office testified that officers were called to a home on Read More …

Iowa man had multiple explosive devices, firearms and drugs

An Iowa City man is facing multiple charges after authorities connected him to multiple firearms and shooting-related incidents in Iowa City and Coralville. KCRG reports Demtrick Byars, 19, admitted to being in possession of a rifle during the interview and Read More …

Washington: Lacey police investigating homemade bomb found in woods

Detectives with the Lacey Police Department and Washington State Patrol are investigating a homemade explosive device that had partially detonated in the woods near the 4800 block of Yelm Highway. Police were dispatched at around 1 p.m. Wednesday to the Read More …

UK: Man admits stockpiling bomb-making materials after he burnt himself in an explosion

A man is facing a possible life sentence after admitting possessing explosive substances. Michael Pym-Nixson came to the attention of police after paramedics visited his flat in Kingston Upon Thames, south-west London, and treated his hand for burn injuries on Read More …

Kentucky school employee injured after explosive device put on toilet

A school worker in southeastern Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against his district and three coworkers after allegedly being injured by fireworks in an act of “horseplay” while he was sitting on the toilet. Daniel Rice, who worked in maintenance Read More …

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B.C. man who detonated homemade bombs in Edmonton bank robberies sentenced to 9½ years prison

A British Columbia man who built bombs and used them to rob two Edmonton banks in 2018 was on Friday sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison. With credit for time already served, Justin Byron, 41, has just under five years Read More …

Russian Federal Security Service prevents IS supporter-plotted terror attack in Stavropol Region

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has prevented a terror attack plotted by a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) in the Stavropol Region, a source in the FSB Public Relations Centre told TASS. “The Russian Read More …

Ireland: Men charged with possession of explosive powders, guns and a pipe bomb in South Kerry sent for trial

Two men charged with possession of ammunition, explosive powders, guns, an electric match and a pipe bomb in South Kerry have been sent forward for trial. 60-year-old Ivan Gilder of Gearha North, Blackwater, Sneem is facing charges under both the Read More …

North Carolina: Multiple people detained after authorities find pipe bombs, drugs & firearms in search

Macon County authorities say they found drugs, firearms and multiple pipe bombs inside a home Wednesday during a search. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, detectives from the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin Police Narcotics Unit and NC Probation Office were Read More …

Colorado : Loveland veteran with PTSD seeks leniency in sentencing for building anti-police pipe bombs

A Loveland Army veteran who pleaded guilty after the FBI found four pipe bombs in his home last year is asking for leniency when he is sentenced Wednesday. The bombs were discovered in Bradley Bunn’s Loveland home in May 2020 Read More …

India: Man held for planting IED bomb in front of the National People’s Party office in Shillong

A person was arrested, on Thursday, for his alleged connection in planting an IED bomb infront of the National People’s Party, (NPP) office at Lachumiere, Shillong. Speaking to reporters Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed that one person has been Read More …

Alabama: Homemade Bomb Explodes at Selma Apartment Complex

A homemade bomb explodes at a public housing complex in Selma. The explosion happened at Rangedale Apartments — at around 3:30 Wednesday morning. The blast damaged an apartment and scattered shrapnel. But no one was hurt. From the West Alabama Read More …