Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
U.S.-Canadian border crossing shut down after driver claims to have explosive device
The driver of vehicle with a sign indicating there was an explosive device on board led Maine State Police on a chase on Interstate 95 to the Canadian border on Monday, officials said. A trooper fired shots after the motorist attempted to maneuver the truck toward the Canadian port of entry in Woodstock, New Brunswick,…
Read MoreBelgium, Iran Conduct Prisoner Swap In Oman, Freeing Aid Worker And Diplomat Convicted In Bomb Plot
Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian aid worker in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb a meeting of exiles in France. The initial announcement by Oman’s Foreign Ministry did not identify the prisoners being swapped. Later Friday, Belgian Prime Minister…
Read MorePolice search for people who tossed explosive from truck in Lakewood, New Jersey
Police in Lakewood, New Jersey are looking for the people who tossed a lit explosive out of a vehicle near a synagogue over the weekend. It happened on May 20, just before 9:30 p.m. on Squankum Road near Shafto Road, about 20 minutes after the send of sabbath. Police received a report of an explosion…
Read MoreNorth Texas man with alleged ‘fascination with mass shooters’ made homemade bomb, feds say
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas has charged a Burleson man with possessing a homemade bomb, officials announced Tuesday. Noah Robert Calderon, a 22-year-old who allegedly idolized the Columbine school shooters, was first charged through a criminal complaint on April 18, officials said. He was indicted May 10 on one count of…
Read MoreFresno Men Charged for Series of Vehicle Pipe-Bombings
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Scott Eric Anderson, 43, and Paul New, 55, both of Fresno, charging them with conspiracy to destroy by means of an explosive device and malicious destruction by means of an explosive device, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Anderson was also charged with being a felon…
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