Northern Ireland: Police at scene of suspected pipe bomb attack in Newtownards

Police and Army bomb experts are at the scene of a suspected pipe bomb attack in Newtownards. It’s understood a property in the Bowtown Road area of town was targeted on Saturday night. Forensic officers were pictured at the scene examining Read More …

Louisiana teen injures himself after homemade pipe bomb explodes

A teenage boy was badly injured by a pipe bomb he was allegedly making in the backyard of a Louisiana home. The teen’s hand and other areas were injured in the explosion Friday evening near Slidell, and he had to Read More …

Pennsylvania: 18-inch pipe bomb found behind Holmesburg church, near railroad tracks

Philadelphia police are investigating after a pipe bomb was reportedly discovered behind a church in Holmesburg. Philadelphia police sources tell FOX 29 an 18-inch pipe bomb was found Sunday, just after 1:30 p.m., behind St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, on the Read More …

Washington: Police arrest Tacoma man for making improvised explosives

Police in Tacoma arrested a man Wednesday who is accused of making and detonating improvised explosive devices at his home. According to the Tacoma Police Department, the arrest started with community members alerting officers of explosions coming from near the Read More …

Philippines: Police recover NPA claymore mine, pipe bomb in Butuan village

Policemen recovered two deadly explosives hidden by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in a village here, an official said Tuesday. “The communist group buried the improvised explosive devices in Purok 1 of Barangay Taligaman,” Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga) Read More …

Northern Ireland: Police say viable pipe bomb found in front garden of Newry home

Police say a suspicious object found in the front garden of a house in Newry was a “viable pipe bomb”. The PSNI was called to Barcroft Park at 5:30pm on Wednesday. Officers declared the object to be a viable device and Read More …

Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb found during Co Antrim security alert

A pipe bomb has been found following a security alert in County Antrim. The device was located in the Antrim Road area of Newtownabbey on Wednesday. Army bomb disposal experts declared the pipe bomb as viable following a controlled explosion. Read Read More …

Cyprus: Car severely damaged from explosion in Skarinou

A car was severely damaged from an improvised explosive device that went off in the early hours of Wednesday morning, police said. According to police, the device went off in Skarinou, Larnaca at around 2.45am. At the scene, police determined Read More …

New Zealand: Seven pipe bombs, two suspects and zero leads in Hamilton attack

The pair behind a pipe-bomb attack on a money machine that left shrapnel holes in a suburban New Zealand mall and unexploded devices laying about appear to have got away with it. In the last decade 26 New Zealanders have Read More …

Washington: Police arrest suspect who placed a pipe bomb in a SODO parking garage

Police arrested a man who placed a pipe bomb in an underground parking garage in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood on Thursday. According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), just after 8:00 a.m., police responded to the 900 block of S Horton Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on viable pipe bomb discovered in Co Down

Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable pipe bomb-type device found in Co Down. The security alert, in Brookfield Avenue, Banbridge, has now ended, a PNSI spokesman said. Officers and ammunition experts had been called to the scene. Read More …

Northern Ireland: Four appear in court after gun and pipe bomb seizures

Four men have been charged with various weapons and explosive offences after a pre-planned police operation targeting the East Belfast UVF on Friday night. The operation involved searches of three residential properties and one business premises in the lower Newtownards Read More …

Northern Ireland: ‘Viable pipe bomb type device’ found by PSNI during security alert in Cookstown, Co Tyrone

A number of residents were evacuated from their Co Tyrone homes on Friday afternoon after a viable pipe bomb type device was found in the area. Police and Ammunition Technical Officers attended the scene in the Millburn Close area of Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion on ‘viable’ pipe bomb in east Belfast

A controlled explosion has been carried out during a security alert in east Belfast after a “viable pipe bomb type device” was found, police have said. A number of homes were evacuated when the device was discovered in the Dundela Read More …

Colorado: Pipe Bomb Found Behind Grocery Store In a Denver Suburb

An active pipe bomb was found behind a grocery store in a Denver suburb Tuesday, authorities said. Police responded around 12:30 p.m. to reports of a possible explosive device found behind a Safeway grocery store in Littleton, about 10 miles Read More …

California: Pomona Patrol Officers Respond to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a Pipe Bomb

On Monday, August 15, 2022, at approximately 9:04 PM, Pomona Police Dispatch received a call from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Security staff. Security staff advised dispatch they located a PVC pipe with endcaps and a fuse on person who Read More …

California: Second Defendant Sentenced for Non-Injury Pipe Bomb Explosion at Kearny Mesa Hotel

The second of two suspects charged with planting a pipe bomb that detonated at a Kearny Mesa hotel earlier this year but caused no injuries was sentenced Wednesday to two years behind bars. Grover Preston Everett, 39, received the same Read More …

Montana: ATF offers reward after pipe bombs were found in Great Falls

The investigation continues into the discovery of two explosive devices in Great Falls earlier this month. On July 4th, 2022, several agencies – including the ATF, Great Falls Police Department, and the Malmstrom AFB Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit – responded Read More …

California: Oakland mail bomber who targeted law enforcement officers gets 40 years in prison

Ross Gordon Laverty, who sent mail bombs in 2017 to homes of law enforcement officers in Alameda and East Palo Alto out of revenge, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison Thursday, authorities said. Laverty was convicted in October Read More …

3 New York City terror attacks In 15 months: Many similarities

When 27-year-old Akayed Ullah allegedly strapped on a crude pipe bomb and detonated it in a crowded subway passageway Monday, he became the third terrorist in just 15 months to attempt to kill New Yorkers in the name of ISIS. Read More …