Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
FBI raids Madisonville home; arrests man for making homemade bombs
A Madisonville man who was making explosive devices in his home has been arrested by the FBI for dealing in those materials without a license, according to court documents in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The FBI says that Robert Coleman, 66, admitted to agents that he had built improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in his…
Read MoreGeorgia men charged with bombing woman’s home, planning python attack on daughter
Two Georgia men have been charged with bombing a woman’s home the day after she moved in and plotting to release a python to “eat” the victim’s daughter, federal officials announced last week. Stephen Glosser, 37, and Caleb Kinsey, 34, were charged on Thursday. They allegedly built an explosive device using Tannerite purchase online and…
Read More3 farmers killed by roadside bomb in Mexico days after 4 soldiers die in explosive “trap” likely set by cartel
Three farmers were killed Tuesday by a bomb apparently planted in a dirt road in the cartel-dominated western Mexico state of Michoacan, marking the second time in just five days that hidden explosive devices have caused multiple fatalities in the region. A state security official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said…
Read MoreAn explosive device detonated outside the Alabama attorney general’s office over the weekend
Authorities in Alabama are investigating after an explosive device detonated over the weekend outside the office of state Attorney General Steve Marshall. The explosion happened a day after Marshall’s office said he had no plans to prosecute IVF providers or families following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said embryos are people. In a statement…
Read MoreGreek militant group claims an attempted parcel bomb attack last week against judge
An anarchist group on Monday claimed responsibility for last week’s attempted bomb attack against a senior judge in Greece, raising fears of a resurgence of violence by radical militants. Explosives experts defused the parcel bomb that was placed at a courthouse in the northern city of Thessaloniki and addressed to the judge. In an online…
Read MoreAlbany man suspected of planting explosive devices on city streets
A 16-month investigation led Albany police to a suspect in a series of roadway explosions. Ezekiel Joseph Brown, 46, is accused of making and using improvised explosive devices, allegedly planting five IEDs on city streets between summer 2021 and winter 2022 in Albany. The devices were reportedly crafted out of and concealed by everyday items,…
Read MoreExplosive experts in Greece defuse a parcel bomb sent to a judge
Explosives experts in northern Greece on Monday safely defused a parcel bomb that had been delivered to a senior judge at her courthouse office, police said. The judge in the country’s second-largest city of Thessaloniki found the package suspicious and didn’t open it, calling court police who evacuated the building. Few members of the public…
Read MoreNew details emerge from case of man accused of setting off explosive devices near downtown Colorado Springs: Affidavit
Supplies from Home Depot and a book titled “Fireworks Cookbook” helped Edward Kiley allegedly extend a decade-plus set of crimes involving homemade explosive devices, according to arrest records obtained by The Gazette. Colorado Springs police said Kiley, 69, set off a homemade explosive device outside of a business in late January. Kiley was arrested on…
Read MoreBomb explodes outside ministry in Athens, no injuries
An explosive device went off outside Greece’s labour ministry in central Athens early on Saturday but caused no injuries, Greek police said. A Greek newspaper received a phone call by an unknown caller that a bomb had been planted at the ministry and had informed the police who cordoned off the area before the explosion…
Read MoreMan accused of leaving explosive device on Valley Metro light rail platform
A Phoenix man has been accused of leaving an explosive device on a Valley Metro light rail platform last week. According to court paperwork, Phoenix police were called to the platform near 24th and Jefferson streets around midnight on January 23 for a report of a possible explosive device on the platform. The device was…
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