Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Man 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…
Read More‘Numerous’ homemade explosive devices discovered near park outside Dallas
Numerous” homemade explosive devices were discovered by a citizen who was walking near a park outside of Dallas, according to authorities. The person was in a wooded area near Wynne Park in Garland, when, around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, they saw an open suitcase and items scattered near it — including what looked like explosives, the…
Read MoreColombia – Cauca under fire. FARC dissidents launch wave of terror attacks
The department of Cauca is under fire as FARC dissidents unleashed a coordinated offensive across ten municipalities within the past 24 hours. The violent attacks, which included car bombs, drone strikes, and gunfire, have left at least 80 people injured, including four children, and resulted in the death of one Colombian soldier. The most damaging…
Read MoreSuspicious package in downtown Halifax was ‘hoax improvised explosive device,’ police say
Halifax police have released an image of a man they say is a suspect related to the “hoax improvised explosive device” found outside Halifax City Hall on Wednesday morning. Halifax Regional Police officers determined the package in Grand Parade was not a threat to the public, said police spokesperson Const. Martin Cromwell. “However, it was…
Read MoreMan seriously injured after blowing himself up with homemade bomb
The Special Detective Unit is understood to be assisting garda investigations after a man appears to have accidentally blown himself up with a pipe bomb. The man, aged in his 50s, suffered serious injuries and had to undergo surgery but his wounds are not thought to be life-threatening. The incident, revealed in the Irish Examiner,…
Read MoreTwo students charged after bomb incident at Boonsboro High School
The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said two students were charged for a March 19 bomb scare incident at Boonsboro High School. Officials say the students were charged with false representation of a destructive device, disturbing school operations, and making a false statement to a police officer The incident happened at 11:15 a.m.…
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