Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Colombia – Cauca under fire. FARC dissidents launch wave of terror attacks
The department of Cauca is under fire as FARC dissidents unleashed a coordinated offensive across ten municipalities within the past 24 hours. The violent attacks, which included car bombs, drone strikes, and gunfire, have left at least 80 people injured, including four children, and resulted in the death of one Colombian soldier. The most damaging…
Read MoreSuspicious package in downtown Halifax was ‘hoax improvised explosive device,’ police say
Halifax police have released an image of a man they say is a suspect related to the “hoax improvised explosive device” found outside Halifax City Hall on Wednesday morning. Halifax Regional Police officers determined the package in Grand Parade was not a threat to the public, said police spokesperson Const. Martin Cromwell. “However, it was…
Read MoreMan seriously injured after blowing himself up with homemade bomb
The Special Detective Unit is understood to be assisting garda investigations after a man appears to have accidentally blown himself up with a pipe bomb. The man, aged in his 50s, suffered serious injuries and had to undergo surgery but his wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. The incident, revealed in the Irish Examiner,…
Read MoreTwo students charged after bomb incident at Boonsboro High School
The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said two students were charged for a March 19 bomb scare incident at Boonsboro High School. Officials say the students were charged with false representation of a destructive device, disturbing school operations, and making a false statement to a police officer The incident happened at 11:15 a.m.…
Read MoreWake County man accused of having pipe-bomb, other bomb-making materials faces judge
A Wake County man is facing a judge Tuesday for allegedly having a pipe bomb and other bomb-making material inside his home. It all started Sunday night in Raleigh. Wake deputies responded to Banks Road for a report of a man firing a gun into the air in his front yard. They arrested 43-year-old Aaron…
Read MoreEx-Key West firefighter had weapons cache, pipe bomb, explosives and building sketch, cops say
A traffic stop last week in Key West led to officers and federal agents discovering a cache of weapons, a pipe bomb and explosives-making materials inside a former city firefighter’s apartment, according to police. Along with the arsenal of weaponry, police also found a sketch of an unidentified building that included a possible sniper location…
Read MoreRussia issues protest to Moldova over embassy bomb alert
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Moldovan police had violated diplomatic protocol by blocking entrances to its embassy in the capital of Moldova. Relations between Russia and ex-Soviet Moldova’s pro-European government have deteriorated sharply, with Moldovan President Maia Sandu repeatedly denouncing Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and accusing the Kremlin of trying to unseat her.…
Read MoreMan sentenced to eight years in federal prison for bombing statue in San Antonio
A Florida man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for bombing a sculpture in San Antonio, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Christopher Rodriguez, 45, pleaded guilty in Aug. 2024 to several charges, including damaging property occupied by a federal government and explosive materials, a news release says. Rodriguez, a licensed Florida attorney…
Read MoreMan charged with tossing explosive device from vehicle near railroad tracks
Authorities arrested a Maple Shade man on accusations he threw an explosive device from his vehicle near railroad tracks in town, police said Monday. Louis Monica, 61, was arrested Friday and charged with causing or risking widespread injury and damage, possession of prohibited destructive devices and weapons offenses. Police responded to a grassy area on…
Read MoreCourt documents released on a Fort Carson Soldier accused of stealing an explosive device
An active duty Fort Carson soldier, 41-year-old Joshua King, is being accused of stealing C4 off the post. According to court documents, the explosive was found when the soldier’s ex-wife was cleaning at her residence. She claims she discovered it on top of a dresser inside the garage when going to collect a knife collection.…
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