Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Man arrested with explosives near Paris airport was part of vast Russian sabotage campaign
The building targeted by the Russian-Ukrainian man, who was wounded on June 3 while making an explosive device in his hotel room, located near the Paris region’s Charles de Gaulle international airport, was not a strategic one. Le Monde has learned the initial results of the investigation into the man indicate that he was preparing…
Read MoreHigh school damaged by ‘incendiary device’ detonation; 20-year-old man arrested after standoff
A man accused of starting a fire at Piqua High School is in jail after a SWAT standoff. Grady Egerton, 20, has been accused of creating an “explosive device that he used to catch Piqua High School on fire, according to Miami County Municipal Court documents. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, a…
Read MoreMan sentenced to prison for leaving pipe bomb in pickup near Baltimore County middle school
A man who built what prosecutors described as a sophisticated pipe bomb and left the device inside his pickup near Pine Grove Middle School in Baltimore County was sentenced on Thursday to serve nine years in prison. “The facts of this case are terrifying,” Baltimore County Circuit Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr. said as he…
Read MoreSuspected bomb discovered near railway track
Passengers faced train disruptions this morning after a suspected bomb was discovered at a housing development near the tracks. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said they were called just after 09:00 BST after “a piece of expected unexploded ordnance was discovered” at Whiteley Meadows, Curbridge. A cordon was put in place and officers from…
Read MoreExplosion In Montenegro Kills 2, Seriously Injures 3
An explosion in central Montenegro’s historical capital, Cetnje, on Thursday killed two people and seriously injured three others, police said. Police sealed off the area around the Cetinje town’s sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the type and cause of the explosion. The state RTCG television said it was a bomb, and suggested…
Read MorePerson of interest in custody after explosion at apartment building in Bridgeport, CT
A person of interest is in custody after an explosion at an apartment building in Bridgeport, Connecticut that forced dozens of people from their homes. Firefighters responded to the building on North Avenue shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday after reports of smoke coming out of one of the apartments. First responders found what appeared to…
Read MoreMan is arrested for allegedly placing an explosive device near home in Rancho Cucamonga
A man was arrested for allegedly placing an explosive device near a residence in Rancho Cucamonga, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The incident occurred on June 3 at 4:36 p.m., when deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department responded to the 9300 block of Lomita Drive regarding reports of an explosive device…
Read MoreTennessee man charged after deputies find explosive device on his porch
A Middle Tennessee man arrested Wednesday is accused of manufacturing an explosive device. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says the device was found Wednesday morning when deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call from a man claiming to be overdosing on drugs. Robby Basham, 53, was taken to the…
Read MoreFrance detains Russian-Ukrainian man in possession of explosives
France’s domestic intelligence agency has detained a 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian man on suspicion of planning a violent act after he injured himself in an explosion, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said on Wednesday, June 5. The man was treated by a fire brigade on Monday evening “when he suffered serious burns following an explosion,” said…
Read MoreHelena man accused of school threats sentenced to prison for homemade bombs
A Helena man accused of making threats against Helena Public Schools and possessing homemade bombs was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In January, Logan Pallister, 25,pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device and an unregistered silencer in federal court. Helena Police were…
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