Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
71 explosive devices, bomb-making materials found in Utah man’s apartment
A total of 71 explosive devices, as well as a large amount of bomb-making materials, were found in an Orem man’s apartment after he was arrested for brandishing a weapon near a Provo mall on Friday, according to Provo Police. Following Friday’s arrest Eric Whitaker, 41, for possession of devices near the Provo Towne Centre…
Read MoreBomb squad, arson investigators respond to detonated device in Southeast Baltimore, police say
A device was detonated near a Home Depot in Southeast Baltimore on Sunday, prompting bomb squad and arson investigators to respond, according to Baltimore Police. Officers responded around 2 p.m. to the 6300 block of Eastern Avenue for a report of an explosion. Police said an unidentified man detonated a device in the vicinity of…
Read MoreMan arrested after homemade explosives were detonated by bomb squad in South Austin house
A man is in jail after officers found and detonated a large amount of homemade explosives at a house in South Austin, the police department said. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said police received a call around 3:13 p.m. Tuesday about the possibility of bomb material inside a home. The APD Bomb Squad and the…
Read MoreFBI arrests Warren County man accused of leaving explosive device at sports complex
A Warren County man is accused of leaving an improvised explosive device at an outdoor sports complex last fall in Lebanon. James River Phillips, 20, of Mason was arrested Thursday by the FBI Cincinnati Field Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force on federal charges, the FBI said in a release. The FBI said that they believe…
Read MoreBomb goes off outside Hellenic Train offices in Athens
An explosion occurred outside the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens, Greek police said on Friday, adding there were no immediate reports of injuries. Police cordoned off the area after two Greek media organizations received warning calls that an explosive device would go off within 35 minutes, police officials said. A suspicious-looking bag was spotted…
Read MoreMan carrying explosive device in backpack arrested in Vancouver, police say
A man was arrested in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon and police said they found an improvised explosive device in his backpack. At about 1 p.m., officers responded to the Bagley Downs neighborhood on 66th Avenue, just south of Highway 500, where they found a man wanted on several warrants. Police said they found a “small-fused…
Read MoreBoston man accused of detonating homemade explosive device near apartment complex
A Boston man is facing criminal charges after authorities say he detonated a homemade explosive device near an apartment complex in Chelsea over the weekend. Douglas MacMillan, 40, of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, was slated to be arraigned Wednesday in Chelsea District Court on charges of possession of an incendiary device and malicious explosion, according to…
Read MoreTwo men suspected of plotting an attack arrested in Paris
Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday, April 6, for criminal conspiracy in relation with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives, said the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT). The two men were placed in custody, and a third was charged for not reporting a terrorist crime and placed under legal supervision, prosecutors…
Read MorePhoenix man found guilty of hate crime for church bomb hoax in California
A Phoenix man was found guilty on Thursday for his role in a hate crime that involved a hoax bomb threat that targeted a Christian church in California, authorities said. A jury found Zimnako Salah, 45, guilty of “strapping a backpack around a toilet of a Christian church in Roseville, California with the intention to…
Read MoreDriver of car in Amsterdam explosion may have been attempting suicide, police say
Dutch police said they believed the driver of a car that caught fire on Thursday following an explosion in central Amsterdam may have been attempting to commit suicide. Police arrested the man, a 50-year old Dutchman, on suspicion of arson. Nobody was hurt in the incident except the suspect. “Police detectives are keeping all scenarios…
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