Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Police say 11 explosive devices found on Canberra streets
Police in Canberra say they have found 11 explosive devices lying next to footpaths in the city’s north-west in the past two days. An alert was issued on Wednesday after several pipe bombs were found in public areas around Lake Ginninderra between Joynton Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive in Belconnen. ACT Policing’s Detective Acting Inspector…
Read MoreFederal prison for alleged sovereign citizen found with ‘cricket bombs’ after east-metro arrest
A 47-year-old man found with homemade explosives and hundreds of rounds of high-powered ammunition after a traffic stop in Oak Park Heights and who prosecutors say identifies as a “sovereign citizen” was sentenced Wednesday to three years and four months in federal prison. Wayne Robert Lund, of Stillwater, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in…
Read MoreInvestigation continues in Pueblo after ‘suspected homemade explosive’ device was left outside fire station
The Pueblo Police Department says it is continuing to investigate after a “suspected homemade explosive device” was left outside Fire Station 1 downtown on Tuesday. Station 1 first contacted the Pueblo Police Department after firefighters found a suspicious package, thought to be a pipe bomb, at the time of its discovery. In a Facebook Post…
Read MoreRoadside bomb targeting police vehicle kills 6 officers in northwest Pakistan
A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle killed six officers in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Monday, police said, underscoring a surge in militant violence in the region. The blast struck in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police chief Pervez Shah said. The dead included a local police chief, Ishaq Ahmad,…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection to explosive device found on Oregon Coast
Officers have arrested a man in connection with an explosive device found on the Oregon Coast several months ago. Oregon State Police’s SWAT team detained James Mason Liggett in Grants Pass on Sunday, Jan. 4, according to authorities. The 52-year-old man was wanted in Clatsop County for charges of attempted murder, first-degree attempted assault, second-degree…
Read MoreHonduran lawmaker injured in Congress by homemade explosive
A Honduran lawmaker from the conservative National Party of President-elect Nasry Asfura was injured Thursday when someone threw a homemade explosive device into the country’s Congress. Lawmakers had been called to convene and Deputy Gladis Aurora López was in a hallway of the legislative building when she was hit in the back with the device.…
Read MoreMan jailed in New York for hoax bomb threats to UK hospitals and venues
A man has been jailed for a year in New York for calling in a series of hoax bomb threats, many of which targeted institutions in the UK. David Hart was prosecuted by US authorities after a joint investigation by Scotland Yard and the US department for homeland security. In recordings of some of the…
Read MoreMilwaukee man accused of making pipe bombs at work
A Milwaukee man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he made pipe bombs at work. Joseph J. Godlewski, 48, appeared in court Monday on a charge of possession of an improvised explosive device. According to the criminal complaint, a tipster told police Godlewski was making pipe bombs while working at Metropolitan Maintenance and…
Read MoreLong Beach man agrees to plead guilty to charges that he built bomb, sought to aid ISIS terrorists
A Long Beach man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging he sent payments to ISIS and possessed a homemade bomb inside his home, according to court papers obtained today. Mark Villanueva, 29, will enter his plea on Jan. 26 in downtown Los Angeles to one count of attempting to provide material support…
Read MoreSuspects plead not guilty in Southern California bombing plot
Three of the four suspects accused of plotting to bomb several Southern California business locations on New Year’s Eve have pleaded not guilty. Audrey Carroll, 30, and Zachary Page, 32, entered their pleas in federal court Monday. Tina Lai, 41, entered her plea in court a few days earlier. Their attorneys did not immediately respond…
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