Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
North Texas man who ‘idolized’ mass shooters pleads guilty to possessing homemade bomb, officials say
A North Texas man who “idolized” mass shooters pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing a homemade bomb, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Officials said Noah Robert Calderon, 22, made the guilty plea on one count of possession of an unregistered firearm and one count of receipt of child pornography. Calderon was arrested last…
Read MoreExplosion damages Masonic Hall in central Athens
A small-scale explosion of an improvised explosive device caused limited damage to a Masonic Hall in central Athens on Thursday morning. Police said it received a call from an unknown person at 6.30 a.m. who reported that a bomb had been placed on 2 Sourmeli Street, the address of the Athens Masonic Hall, without mentioning…
Read MoreRoadway bombs planted by drug cartel in Mexico kill 4 police officers, 2 civilians
A drug cartel set off a coordinated series of seven roadway bombs in western Mexico that killed four police officers and two civilians, officials said Wednesday. The governor of Jalisco state said the explosions were “a trap” set by the cartel to kill law enforcement personnel. Luis Méndez, the chief prosecutor of Jalisco state, said…
Read MoreMan accused of bringing pipe bomb to St. Luke’s Hospital will stand trial next week
He was nearly out the door. All Brian Kunsman needed was a ride home to Philadelphia. That’s when a nurse allegedly went through his belongings looking for a cell phone to arrange for Kunsman’s ride home from the hospital, according to court records. Instead of a phone, the nurse allegedly found a pipe bomb that…
Read MoreMan arrested for throwing explosive device under a police car
The Panama City Beach Police Department has arrested a 19-year-old from Alabama after officers say he threw a firework under a police patrol car. “Let me emphasize what happened here,” Panama City Beach Police Chief J.R. Talamantez said. “This guy threw a large firework that exploded under the gas tank of my police officer’s vehicle…
Read MoreMan dies after detonating explosive device at court in Ukrainian capital
A man who detonated an explosive device at a court in the Ukrainian capital died on Wednesday after barricading himself inside part of the building, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said, citing “preliminary information.” Two members of a special rapid response security forces unit were hurt during attempts to bring the man under control at the…
Read MoreCentral Park bomber still at large, case unsolved seven years later
The mention of fireworks on Independence Day is always tough to hear for Kevin and Carol Golden, the Virginia parents whose son Connor lost part of his leg in a 2016 Central Park explosion. In the immediate aftermath of the blast, New York City authorities suggested the incident might have been related to a fireworks…
Read MoreMan sentenced after crashing car into Hammond Target, planting fake bombs
A man has been sentenced after crashing a car into a Target located in Hammond and planting fake explosive devices in June of 2020, officials said. Walter Allbritton III, 44, of Ponchatoula, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Judge Jeffrey S. Johnson after pleading no contest to first degree robbery, two counts of…
Read MoreSuspected car bomb explodes in cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounds several National Guard officers
An apparent booby trap or car bomb exploded in a cartel-dominated Mexican city, wounding several officers of Mexico’s National Guard, who approached the vehicle to inspect it, authorities confirmed Thursday. The National Guard said the explosion occurred late Wednesday in the city of Celaya, in the north-central state of Guanajuato, where the Jalisco and Santa…
Read MoreSpanish court charges parcel bomb suspect with terrorism offences
A Spanish judge has charged a 74-year-old man suspected of sending several parcel bombs targeting government, diplomatic and defence industry institutions in late 2022 with two counts of aggravated terrorism, a high court document showed on Tuesday. Pompeyo Gonzalez Pascual was arrested in January after allegedly sending six parcels with homemade explosives addressed to Prime…
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