Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Fourth suspect arrested in Heemstede synagogue terror plot
Police have arrested a fourth suspect in an investigation into the alleged preparation of an explosive attack targeting a Jewish institution on Adriaan Pauwlaan in Heemstede, Het Parool reports. The latest arrest involves a 20-year-old man from Amsterdam, taken into custody on June 9. Authorities say he is suspected of “preparing acts to cause an…
Read MoreBomb threat at Michigan festival leads to charges for Plymouth man
A Plymouth man was arrested Saturday after allegedly making a bomb threat and carrying drugs during a festival in southwest Michigan. At about 11 p.m. Saturday, Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies responded to GingerMan Raceway after receiving reports that a person there was being disruptive and making threats. The raceway, located in a rural area…
Read MoreChicago police investigating explosion outside Alderman’s home
Chicago police are investigating an explosion outside of a city alderman’s home on the Lower West Side. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Saturday near the home of 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez at West 21st Street and South Damen Avenue, officials said. The alderman’s office issued a statement Saturday evening, saying CPD’s Bomb…
Read MoreTSA officers at Ohio airports discover training aid anti-tank mine, realistic replica pipe bomb at security checkpoints in one week
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two Ohio airports discovered prohibited replicas of explosive devices at the security checkpoint during routine screening in one week. A training aid anti-tank mine was discovered at Dayton International Airport on June 3, and a realistic replica pipe bomb was detected at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus on June…
Read MoreMoscow car bomb kills 1 person, investigators say, with victim yet to be identified
One person was killed by a car bomb in Moscow’s eastern suburbs early on Tuesday, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced in a statement, with an investigation now underway to ascertain the details of the incident. The incident occurred at around 5:30 a.m. local time in the city of Balashikha to the east…
Read MoreSuspect killed after California bank hostage situation identified as convicted sex offender
A man who was fatally shot by the FBI after taking 10 people hostage at a downtown Bakersfield bank building as been identified as a convicted sex offender who had grudges against law enforcement and the media. The FBI said the hostage rescue team “neutralized” the suspect around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. None of the hostages…
Read MoreSacramento Man Charged with Bringing Explosive Material into Sacramento International Airport
A criminal complaint was filed today charging Kimani Osayande Jones, aka Kimani Osayande Jackson, 49, of Sacramento, with unlawfully possessing explosive material in an airport, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, at about 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2026, Jones attempted to go through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at…
Read MoreMan with al-Qaeda ties who threatened to bomb subway pleads guilty in Montreal
The lawyer for a homeless man who once attended al-Qaeda training camps says his client has pleaded guilty in Montreal to threatening to bomb public transit. Leonard Waxman says Mohamed Abdullah Warsame has also acknowledged having called a Passport Canada office from detention and threatening to blow it up. A joint statement of facts tabled…
Read MoreBoise man sentenced to decade in prison for possession of explosive devices
A Boise man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week for possessing multiple explosive devices, the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office announced. Robert Ellis, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a bomb or explosive device after a year of court proceedings. He was sentenced by Honorable District Judge Nancy Baskin and…
Read MoreDA: Father and son face charges after throwing explosive device near Lehigh County polling place
A father and son are facing weapons of mass destruction charges after investigators say they threw an explosive device from a truck in Lehigh County. The attack happened near a church that was being used as a polling place on Tuesday in Catasauqua. When Pennsylvania State Police arrived, they found what remained of the device…
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