Florida man dumps forgotten homemade pipe bomb at car wash after estranged wife turns him in

A Florida man was arrested after he left a homemade pipe bomb in a car wash trash can, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. Anthony Ray West, a 58-year-old electrical engineer, was arrested and charged with manufacturing an explosive device Read More …

Philippines: Maguindanao del Sur Barangay chairman dead, councilor wounded in IED attack

A barangay chairman was killed while another was wounded in a powerful explosion in Shariff Saidona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday morning. The fatality, Datu Manot Silongan, chairman of Barangay Penditen in nearby Datu Salibo town in Maguindanao del Read More …

Philadelphia Teenager Arrested in Terror Plot

Authorities say they rushed to arrest a 17-year-old boy, alleging he was preparing to build bombs and select targets after being in touch with an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the arrest Monday, calling details Read More …

UK: Man charged with making explosive substance in south Gloucestershire

A 43-year-old man has been charged with creating a bomb hoax after a police centre and nearby homes were evacuated. Police said the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit (EOD) was called to Patchway Police Centre shortly after 17.00 BST on Read More …

India: Police recover 12000 gelatin sticks, capable of large-scale explosion, from a house in West Bengal

On Sunday (August 6), a large cache of explosives was recovered by the police near Radipur village in the Rampurhat subdivision in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. As per reports, the cops raided an abandoned house based on a Read More …

India: Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, one person shot

Intense firing was reported from Manipur on Sunday, a day after five persons lost their lives in three separate incidents while 15 abandoned houses were torched. According to reports reaching here, violence erupted in two adjoining villages on the border Read More …

Iowa: Explosive device found in Springville roadway

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an explosive device found this morning. A Sheriff’s Deputy found the device on a road in Springville. Sheriff’s vehicles blocked Secrist Road from Crystal Creek Road to Campbell Road while Cedar Rapids bomb Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Reckless’ east Belfast pipe bomb condemned

There’s been widespread condemnation after a pipe bomb exploded in east Belfast last night. No one was injured when the device went off close to houses in Hyndford Street. Police responded to a report of a loud bang near an Read More …

US Imposes Sanctions on 20 Individuals and 29 Firms in Maldives Over Terror Links

The United States has designated 20 individuals and 29 companies as being operatives and facilitators for the terror groups, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qa’ida in the Indian Ocean state of Maldives. The announcement by the US Read More …

California: Suspect arrested after explosive devices found at Fremont business

Evacuations have been ordered for an area of Fremont after authorities located explosive devices in a business on Industrial Place on Sunday, police said. Earlier, police were called to a report of domestic violence in the north end of town Read More …

India: Nine-year-old boy injured in crude bomb explosion in Bengal’s North

A nine-year-old boy was injured in a crude bomb explosion in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday, police said. The boy, a class 4 student was injured in Basirhat block 2 when he mistook a crude bomb lying Read More …

Bangladesh: Four explosions reported in Aminbazar, six crude bombs recovered

Four explosions of crude bomb-like objects have been reported in Aminbazar, Savar, the gateway to Dhaka. The explosions occurred on the road in front of a filling station in Aminbazar on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at around 2pm on Saturday. Shortly Read More …

California: ‘Violent extremist’ arrested in Reseda after discovery of explosive devices, Nazi memorabilia

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles filed drug and weapons charges Friday against a man arrested in connection with an FBI search of an RV and home in Reseda, where agents said home made gun parts, an improvised explosive device, explosive Read More …

Washington: Seattle Homeless Encampment Bombing Was Reportedly Result of Drug Turf War

A tent filled with 20 people taking fentanyl was the target of an explosives attack at a Seattle homeless encampment last Friday, according to a police report. It is believed the incident was part of an ongoing turf war between Read More …

North Carolina: Man charged with possessing ‘weapon of mass destruction’ outside Sheetz in Holly Springs

Holly Springs police arrested a man who they say had an improvised explosive in his car outside a Sheetz on Wednesday. According to the police, the incident happened at the Sheetz gas station at 1100 Avent Ferry Road. Police said Read More …

Belgium: Six men guilty of murder over Brussels terrorist attacks in 2016

Six men have been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for their part in the 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks that killed 32 people and injured more than 300. They include Salah Abdeslam, who is already serving a life sentence Read More …

The Fanta Bomb & Improvised Munitions in Ukraine

All sorts of munitions have been dropped from drones ranging from hand grenades to Molotov balloons to mortar rounds and even blocks of explosive. In this article/video, the authors look at a couple of interesting examples of improvised munitions. In Read More …

Jammu and Kashmir: Two IEDs found in forest in Kashmir’s Kupwara district

Security forces on Monday found two improvised explosive devices in the Handwara forests in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. “Based on a specific information, Army along with Police launched a well-coordinated search and destruction operation at Wodhpura Read More …

North Carolina: Mount Olive man convicted on multiple weapons charges

A 39-year-old Mount Olive man is facing up to 95 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines after being found guilty this week by a federal jury on multiple weapons charges A federal jury convicted Christopher Arthur on Read More …

California: Drugs, Firearms and Homemade Explosives Taken During Raid at Valley West Trailer Park

On July 10, 2023, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Agents and HCSO Deputies served a search warrant at the residence of Dusty Rucker (Age 42) located on 4000 block of Van Dyke Court in Arcata. Agents searched the areas that Read More …