Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Man arrested in connection to bombs planted throughout Sacramento and El Dorado counties
A man was arrested after he allegedly planted several bombs in El Dorado and Sacramento counties. On Friday, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reportedly executed a joint search warrant after an investigation that uncovered “a series of improvised explosive devices that had been…
Read MoreRaytown man faces felony charges after placing ‘explosive device’ on police officer’s car
A Raytown man is facing two felony charges after placing an explosive device near a police officer. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office says John Horton Jr. walked up to a Raytown police officer Friday afternoon and placed an explosive device on a police officer’s car bumper. Prosecutors say it was a cylinder-like object wrapped in…
Read MoreNo embassy staff hurt in blast near Israeli mission in Delhi
An explosion near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday did not kill or wound any staff members, authorities said, adding that investigations into its cause were ongoing. Officials were still inspecting the area but it had been reopened to the general public. There was no information suggesting anyone on the street had been…
Read MoreGreek anti-terror squad investigates after a bomb was defused near riot police headquarters
Greece’s antiterrorism squad is investigating after the national riot police headquarters was targeted Monday with a bomb that was defused before it could explode, as police union members protested increasing violence against officers in the force. Authorities had been alerted after an anonymous caller warned a newspaper that the bomb would explode in 45 minutes…
Read MoreVideo shows Northern California deputies’ close call with pressure cooker bomb
There was a close call with what deputies say was an improvised explosive device found on Robbers Ravine Road near Colfax this week. Video released by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office on Friday showed their bomb team burning the explosive device down. They said the device wasn’t at an immediate risk of exploding, but if…
Read MoreSchool security officer made, sold explosives with teenage student
A California school security officer has admitted to making explosive devices with a student and selling them on social media, according to federal prosecutors. On Monday, Angelo Jackson Mendiver pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in manufacturing and dealing in explosive materials and mailing explosive devices, as well as to making false statements to FBI…
Read MoreFormer Colombian military officer accused in base bombing extradited to Florida
A former Colombian military officer accused of injuring dozens, including three U.S. soldiers, in a bombing attack at a Colombian military base has been extradited to South Florida. A five-count indictment against Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez, 39, was unsealed Friday in Miami federal court, according to court records. A federal grand jury brought charges last…
Read MoreLas Vegas teen arrested for terroristic threats linked to ISIS, explosive components found at home
On Nov. 28, 2023, Las Vegas police identified a terroristic threat made on a social media platform. The threat involved a suspect claiming he was planning an attack in Las Vegas in furtherance to support the Islamic State terrorist organization, also known as ISIS. Upon discovering this threat, a joint investigation between the FBI Joint…
Read MoreNelson Co. [KY] man charged after police find explosives, murder plans
A Nelson County man was arrested and charged Monday after police found dangerous devices and plans for murder in his home. On Sunday evening, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a man using police equipment to stop a vehicle earlier that day. Police then executed a search warrant at a home on…
Read MorePolice arrest woman with Islamic extremist sympathies who planted explosive device
Polish authorities say that they have arrested and pressed charges against a 38-year-old Polish woman with Islamic extremist sympathies who planted an explosive device on a street in central Warsaw earlier this month. There were no injuries. Police said in a statement published on Monday that the woman placed the device in Warsaw on the…
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