Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Iraqi National Arrested and Charged with Providing Material Support to Iranian-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Directing Attacks Targeting U.S. Citizens and Interests
The Justice Department announced today the arrest of Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national and senior member of Kata’ib Hizballah, a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO). Al-Saadi was charged by complaint with six counts of terrorism-related offenses for his activities as an operative of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
Read MoreMan threatened to ‘blow up’ store in Hunterdon County, NJ, authorities seize hoax explosive device at home, prosecutor’s office says
Authorities in Hunterdon County, New Jersey say a hoax explosive device and multiple firearms were seized from a man’s home after he threatened to “blow up” a store. Peter W. Randolph, 45, of East Amwell, is charged with false public alarms and terroristic threats, according to a news release from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.…
Read MoreClashes erupt in Bolivia as miners set off dynamite and police fire tear gas
Clashes erupted Thursday in Bolivia’s capital as police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of miners trying to breach the government palace and setting off small dynamite charges, a tactic that has become increasingly common during this second week of nationwide unrest. It was the latest incident in growing social unrest challenging the administration…
Read MoreExplosive device found, detonated at Alabama dam was ‘an unprecedented threat’
A routine dive repair at a federally recognized Mobile dam led to an unexpected discovery as divers found a hidden explosive device Tuesday, according to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. After the grenade type-IED was located at the Converse Reservoir dam, MAWSS contacted the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office which facilitated a multi-agency response…
Read MoreMan admits to placing explosives underneath former boss’s car after being fired
A Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man has admitted to planting an explosive device underneath his former supervisor’s car in New Jersey. The U.S. attorney’s office says Michael Takacs placed the device outside the home of his former boss in Delran Township, Burlington County, last July after being fired in April. The blast sent nails and bolts…
Read MoreProsecutors cite terrorist intent in bomb attack on headquarters of Dutch ruling party
A 37-year-old man accused of a bomb attack on the Dutch premier’s party headquarters is suspected of acting with terrorist intent, prosecutors said Monday as he faced an arraignment hearing where a judge ordered his detention extended by two weeks. The bomb exploded after being pushed through a letter slot at the centrist D66 party…
Read MoreSweet Springs, Missouri Man Charged with Manufacturing Explosives, Unlawfully Possessing an Unregistered Destructive Device and Distributing Information Relating to Manufacturing Explosives
United States Attorney R. Matthew Price today announced the filing of a criminal complaint against Jordan Derrick, 40. The complaint charges Derrick with one count of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and one count of distributing information relating to…
Read MoreExplosion at future Den Bosch asylum shelter; Riot police again intervene in Apeldoorn
An explosive went off at a building in Den Bosch, where the municipality wants to shelter around 50 child asylum seekers. The police investigated the explosion on Sunday evening and found remnants of fireworks and flammable liquid, Omroep Brabant reported. In Apeldoorn, riot police had to break up an anti-asylum protest for the third consecutive…
Read MoreMichigan Man Sentenced to 20 years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Possessing a Destructive Device
A Michigan man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison after having been convicted by a jury last year on two charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly known as ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for being a felon in possession of a…
Read MoreBullhead City man arrested on terrorist threat-related charges accused of making explosive device
Bullhead City police arrested a man on charges related to making terrorist threats, after he was allegedly constructing an explosive device and made statements mentioning the Laughlin Bridge, according to Bullhead City Police. Police arrested Bryan Christopher Lee Chambers, 23, of Bullhead City Thursday on charges of making terrorist threats and possession of dangerous drugs…
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