Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Man dies after detonating explosive device as officers approach Sumner property
A 46-year-old man died after detonating an explosive device as officers approached him at a Sumner property following a domestic violence call in Puyallup on Wednesday, police said. Puyallup police received a 911 call at about 3 p.m. from a 45-year-old woman reporting a domestic violence incident at her apartment. Officers responded, but the male…
Read MoreExplosive devices found in a SoCal boy’s home after school threat, officials say
A Santa Barbara County sheriff’s bomb squad was dispatched to the home of a youth after threats were made to a school, according to authorities. Two explosive devices were recovered from the boy’s home Saturday, and officials said the “potential school threat” had been thwarted. Raquel Zick, a spokesperson for the county Sheriff’s Office, declined…
Read MoreSuspected destructive devices recovered in New Mexico forest, reward offered
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the placement of multiple improvised explosive or incendiary devices in a forest in northern New Mexico, according to the agency. The bureau is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for placing or…
Read MoreFBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol building
A woman has been charged with providing support to a terror group after allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol building in Albany, federal officials said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly told a confidential source that she supported ISIS and asked for help learning to make explosives, according to…
Read MoreAntioch police investigate explosive device thrown at home after racist video goes viral
A racist confrontation caught on camera in Antioch has gone viral, prompting an investigation into both the original incident and an explosive device later thrown at a home in the neighborhood. The video shows a man repeatedly calling a Black woman the N-word last month. The woman, who asked that her identity not be revealed…
Read MoreCatasauqua man charged in Election Day explosive device incident now accused of harassing person who testified in case
A Catasauqua man already charged in connection with an explosive device thrown near a polling place during the May primary is now facing new charges. State police say back in May, an explosive device detonated near a Catasauqua voting location. Authorities later charged Jack Pletz and his father, Matthew, after investigators say they found 17…
Read MoreGerman police say probe of suspected explosive device on rail tracks underway
German police said on Thursday they were evacuating buildings near a potentially explosive object found on rail tracks in the Bavarian town of Treuchtlingen for the item to be moved safely. Bavarian police said on X that some buildings close by were being cleared as a precaution, and a spokesperson added that two to three…
Read MoreExplosive drone at Leipzig airport: Whose DNA was found on the device?
Following the discovery of an explosive drone beside Ukrainian Antonov aircraft, investigators in Leipzig have found DNA traces. According to several media outlets, there are indications of a link to a case from 2024. On the night of 5 August 2026, Leipzig/Halle Airport came close to disaster when a drone fitted with explosives and a…
Read MoreDrone with an explosive device found at a German airport and detonator removed
A drone with an explosive device was found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and a detonator was removed from the object, authorities said Wednesday. Both the airport’s runways were closed and several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after a flying object was sighted nearby shortly before midnight, police said, and an…
Read MoreAt least three killed in ‘terrorist’ bombing of Moscow restaurant, Russian officials say
An explosion Saturday at a Moscow restaurant that killed three people and wounded 21 others was a bombing, Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee said, the Tass state news agency reported. “A homemade explosive device blew up at a restaurant in Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, killing three people,” said the committee, quoted by the Tass state news…
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