Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Greek 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…
Read MoreMan armed with explosives outside UK Hospital pleads guilty
A Versailles man has pleaded guilty for his role in showing up to the University of Kentucky Hospital back in 2021 while being armed with explosives. Federal officials say 46-year-old Bryan Carroll pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of carrying an explosive during the…
Read MoreSuspect accused of plowing car into Pueblo Mall food court, claiming to have explosives ID’d
The Pueblo Mall will reopen late Wednesday morning, one day after a driver plowed his car into a crowded food court and then claimed there were bombs inside. Police gave the “all clear” late Tuesday night after the metro bomb squad determined there was no threat. No explosives were found in the vehicle or in…
Read MoreMan accused of trespassing on school grounds, making claims of having explosive device
A man has been arrested for trespassing onto an elementary school and making claims to school staff he had an explosive device in a backpack. On Wednesday just before 10 a.m., officers responded to Anna Henry Elementary School for a report of a suspicious man who trespassed on school grounds. Joshua Aaron Downing, 44, is…
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