Virginia: FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigation

The FBI arrested a Virginia man on Thursday in its almost five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. The bureau believes the man, 30-year-old Read More …

Bangladesh: Seven petrol bombs, four crude bombs recovered from park in Mohammadpur

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have recovered seven petrol bombs, four crude bombs, and various bomb-making materials from a bush inside a park in the capital’s Mohammadpur area. The explosives were found abandoned during a special operation conducted Read More …

UK: Ex-soldier tried to blow up police station and vans with petrol bombs

A former soldier endangered a police officer’s life during a bid to “blow up” a police station with petrol bombs, a court has heard. Jamie Taylor, 34, launched three molotov cocktails at Police Scotland vans parked outside the force’s Livingston Read More …

Ukraine: 16-year-old Russian agent detained following double terrorist attack in Dnipro

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained a 16-year-old Russian agent who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on November 23. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the SSU. The incident involved the detonation Read More …

Philippines: Two killed in Sulu explosion

Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents of Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo municipality. Two persons Read More …

Massachusetts: Man found with explosives during traffic stop

A Central Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday after police discovered nine explosive devices in his car during a planned traffic stop, authorities said. Police had begun investigating the man, Jason E. Baldarelli, Jr., 27, of Princeton, after a witness reported explosions Read More …

Bangladesh: Two unexploded crude bombs found on metro rail track

MRT Police recovered two unexploded crude bombs from the metro rail track between Kazipara and Shewrapara on Friday morning. The crude bombs were wrapped with scotch tape inside Betel nut tins. The DMP Bomb Disposal Unit later neutralized and removed Read More …

Missouri: 18-year-old charged after explosives detonate outside assistant principal’s home

An 18-year-old from Ballwin was charged after prosecutors said he and three other teens placed explosives that detonated outside an assistant principal’s home Saturday night. Brian D. Pilarski, 18, was charged with second-degree arson and first-degree accessory to property damage. Read More …

Bangladesh: Police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites

Dhaka police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with homemade bomb attacks that targeted a Catholic cathedral and a Church-run school in Bangladesh’s capital this month. Police investigators identified the suspect as a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the Read More …

Ireland: Cross-border bomb plot linked to far-right anti-migrant group

The discovery of four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Co Down has been linked to a cross-border far-right pipe-bomb plot. The bombs were discovered during a PSNI operation carried out under the Terrorism Act in Annalong, Co Down, on Wednesday. Read More …

Michigan: Improvised explosive devices found in Flint home

On Wednesday, November 5, at approximately 7 p.m., the Flint City Police Department responded to a residence located in the 1600 block of Blackberry Ln after a citizen who was cleaning out the home discovered suspicious items and immediately called Read More …

Montana: Hamilton man arrested after allegedly trying to sell homemade pipe bomb

Authorities in Hamilton say a man is facing several serious charges after allegedly trying to sell a homemade pipe bomb in exchange for drug money. According to court documents, a Hamilton resident called 911 Wednesday afternoon after his neighbor, 30-year-old Read More …

Queensland: Seven people arrested in counter-terrorism sting

Seven people have been arrested in a months-long counter-terrorism sting across regional Queensland. Police said they seized 20 kilograms of explosives alongside home-made bombs and guns in a series of raids across the state, most recently in August. Officers from Read More …

UK: Theft victim jailed over plan to make booby trap bombs

A man considered making potentially deadly “booby traps” after a series of thefts at his home, a court has heard. Shazad Khan, 52, sparked a large-scale evacuation of his street in Glasgow’s west end after suspicious items were found in Read More …

Pakistan: Security forces defuse 100kg bomb in Kalat

Security forces on Sunday successfully defused a 100-kilogram locally manufactured bomb in Balochistan’s Kalat district, preventing what officials said could have been a large-scale terrorist attack. According to Levies sources, the explosive device had been planted under a bridge in Read More …

Italy: A bomb attack on a Postamat station leaves criminals fleeing empty-handed

They planted a crude but still high-impact bomb in the Postamat cash dispenser in Tinnura. The explosion destroyed the machine and threw shrapnel onto a car, but it still didn’t open the safe containing the money. Indeed, the criminals fled Read More …

California: Modesto man charged for firearms and explosives found near Somerset Middle School

A man was arrested in Modesto on Oct. 20 by the Modesto Police Department for multiple charges, including two counts of possessing explosive devices near a pubic school. Investigators seized multiple loaded firearms, ammunition, and two explosive devices during the Read More …

Idaho: Police recover explosives, drugs and 23 dogs from Caldwell residence

Caldwell Police served a search warrant yesterday at 500 block of E. Ithaca near N. 5th Avenue as part of an ongoing investigation into 67-year-old Randy Robinson. According to news release from the Caldwell Police Department, Robinson was investigated for Read More …

Wyoming: State agencies release more details of suspected IED at state Capitol

The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Wyoming Highway Patrol have released more details about a suspected improvised explosive device found on the state Capitol grounds in Cheyenne on Tuesday. The Capitol building was evacuated, and a shelter in Read More …

Ukrainian citizens arrested in Poland and Romania over an alleged Russian plot

A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said the individuals acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence Read More …