Northern Ireland: Man accused of pipe bomb attack on Belfast Islamic Centre ‘needs psychiatric assessment’

A man accused of carrying out a pipe bomb attack on the Belfast Islamic Centre may require a psychiatric assessment, a court has heard. Jonathan Robert Bell, 34, was arrested after a viable explosive device was thrown through a window Read More …

Ohio: Green Township man charged with crimes related to 3 pipe bomb incidents

CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury indicted a Green Township man today, charging him with federal crimes related to explosive devices. Robert Gilb, 50, was arrested yesterday. “The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Robert Gilb for possessing an unregistered Read More …

Michigan: Pipe bombs found in abandoned vehicle in Saginaw

Authorities discovered pipe bombs in an abandoned vehicle in Saginaw this week thanks, in part, to an explosive-sniffing K9, according to the Saginaw Police Department. A Saginaw officer and police dog were dispatched Monday, May 19 to Mike’s Wrecker, located Read More …

British Columbia: Nanaimo man charged after loaded handgun, pipe bomb seized

A 51-year-old Nanaimo man is facing multiple firearms-related charges after police say he was arrested with a loaded handgun and later found to have a pipe bomb and multiple firearms at home. James Newstead was arrested without incident the night Read More …

Ireland: 20 pipe bombs and €190k of cannabis seized by gardaí in Co Louth

Gardaí seized €190,000 of cannabis and 20 pipe bombs as part of a search in Ardee, Co Louth, on Tuesday. The search was part of an intelligence-led operation linked to the seizure of the cannabis. During the course of the Read More …

Ireland: Drone carrying pipe bomb crashes in botched Dublin feud attack

A drone carrying a pipe bomb crashed at a house in a north Dublin suburb in the early hours of Monday. The drone was being flown by one criminal faction to target another when the intended attack went wrong. Detectives Read More …

Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb and ammunition recovered by police in Belfast

Viable pipe bomb devices and ammunition were recovered as a north Belfast security alert at Cavehill has ended, police confirmed. The PSNI said the devices have been made safe and taken away for further examination, Shortly after 9:30am, two controlled Read More …

Israel: Shin Bet, police thwart major Ramadan terror plot in Jerusalem, suspect planned bombings

Jerusalem District Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) thwarted a planned combined terror attack intended to occur during Ramadan in Jerusalem, a joint statement confirmed on Sunday. The suspect, a resident of Shuafat refugee camp in his 20s, Read More …

Northern Ireland: Objects found in Dromore declared ‘viable pipe bomb type devices’

Two objects found near a nursery school in Co Down on Wednesday have been declared “viable devices”. Church Street in Dromore town centre was closed in the afternoon of April 2 due to a security alert in the area. The Read More …

Texas: Live bombs found along popular walking trail, Garland PD and FBI investigating

Multiple live bombs were found in Wynne Park Sunday morning, police said. The bombs have since been rendered “inoperative”. Garland Police were called to a wooded area of Wynne Park around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. “We were advised that there was Read More …

Japan: Man who attacked ex-PM Kishida with homemade pipe bomb is convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison

A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan’s former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison, court officials said. Ryuji Kimura, 25, was Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí appeal for information following pipebomb attack in Limerick

Gardaí appealed for witnesses on Tuesday after a pipe bomb was thrown at the front entrance of a house in Limerick overnight but failed to detonate. It’s believed the attack is linked to ongoing feuding between rival groups on the Read More …

Ireland: Gardaí investigate pipe bomb attack on house in Limerick city

Gardaí are investigating a pipe bomb attack at a house in Limerick that is believed to be linked to a violent feud between rival groups on the south side of the city. Locals reported that the improvised explosive device exploded Read More …

British Columbia: No arrests yet in connection with pipe bomb found just off popular North Kamloops walking trail

No arrests have been made in connection with a pipe bomb found this week just off a popular walking trail in North Kamloops, where some neighbours say they are feeling uneasy since the discovery. Emergency crews were called to a Read More …

Washington D.C.: FBI releases new video and evidence in D.C. pipe bomb case, still unsolved 4 years later

In the four years since the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, federal investigators have amassed troves of evidence leading to the arrests of more than 1,500 defendants. Still, one key aspect of an event tied to that day remains Read More …

Virginia: FBI says it seized largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in its history

The FBI found the largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in the bureau’s history during the arrest of a Virginia man earlier this month, according to court documents. Federal prosecutors are seeking to keep the man, Brad Spafford, in custody Read More …

Mexico: 2 more soldiers killed by an improvised landmine, after 2 died earlier this week

Two more members of Mexico’s armed forces have been killed by an improvised landmine, just days after two soldiers died in a similar blast, officials confirmed Thursday. The blasts, both in the western state of Michoacan, mark an unprecedented one-week Read More …

Ireland: Six pipe bombs and a number of illegal substances seized in Galway

Six pipe bombs and a number of illegal substances were seized during a search of a residential property in Galway. The search took place as part of ongoing investigations targeting organised criminal activity in County Galway and saw three women Read More …

Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb thrown through elderly couple’s window in Derry

In a statement Detective Sergeant Mark Gingell said: “Police received a report at around 7.30 pm that an object had been thrown at a house in the area. “Officers attended and observed the remnants of what they believed to have Read More …

Utah: Kaysville Police called to detonate pipe bomb near school

The Kaysville Police Department responded to a call involving a homemade explosive near an elementary school Saturday afternoon, which ended up being a pipe bomb. The suspicious homemade firework or pipe bomb was located on the southeast side of Endeavour Read More …