Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Man sentenced to 10 years for pipe bomb attack on former PM Kishida
A Japanese court sentenced a man to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a pipe bomb attack at an election event. In the trial at the Wakayama District Court, prosecutors sought 15 years in prison for Ryuji Kimura, 25, for attempting to…
Read MorePensacola man accused of throwing explosive device at sub shop facing several charges
A man from Pensacola is facing several charges after allegedly threatening people with a gun and throwing a small explosive device at a Jimmy John’s in Fort Walton Beach. Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested 41-year-old Gregory Simonds on Saturday. According to an arrest report, Simonds went to the Emerald Coast Harley-Davidson around…
Read MoreAnniston man arrested after police find explosive devices, guns in vehicle
Jacksonville Police have arrested a man from Anniston for violating a protection order and possessing firearms and drugs. Police received a call Feb. 8 from a woman who said she was possibly being followed by 37-year-old Austin Heath Church who she had a protection from abuse order against. Officers arrested Church during a traffic stop…
Read MoreNapa man accused of stockpiling explosive materials ordered to stand trial, now facing conspiracy charge
A Napa man accused of possessing explosive materials was arrested Jan. 10 after authorities say he ordered nitric acid that was delivered to his former workplace after he had been fired, court testimony showed Thursday. During a 90-minute preliminary hearing, Judge Scott Young ruled that Justin Fisher, 31, must stand trial, concluding there was sufficient…
Read MoreIce cream truck left on Kelowna, B.C., bridge posed ‘significant’ public safety risk: RCMP
The bridge connecting the cities of Kelowna and West Kelowna in B.C.’s Okanagan was closed for nearly 12 hours Monday after someone left a truck containing materials that police said “present a significant risk to public safety” on the crossing. Kelowna RCMP closed the William R. Bennet Bridge around 3:45 a.m. after a “distraught” man…
Read MoreAustralian Police Find Explosives They Suspect Are Part Of An Antisemitic Plot
Australian police suspect explosives stashed on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months, officials said on Wednesday. Police found a list of Jewish targets together with a cache of Powergel, an explosive used in the mining…
Read MoreSAPD: Man who claimed to have explosive device as he approached gate at JBSA-Lackland arrested
A man is in custody after claiming he had an explosive device strapped to his back as he approached the Luke East Gate at JBSA-Lackland. San Antonio police say it happened just after 4:30 a.m. Monday. They report that security personnel at the base took the appropriate action when they cordoned off the area and…
Read MoreNapa man convicted of having pipe bombs again accused of possessing explosive materials
A North Bay man who served prison time for having pipe bombs has been arrested and charged again for allegedly possessing materials to make explosive devices, authorities said. Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced that 31-year-old Justin Chapman Fisher of Napa was charged with possession of materials with intent to make a destructive device…
Read MoreJournalist who reported on extortion shot dead, prosecutor’s office bombed in Peru
A journalist who reported on Peru’s extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor’s office that also investigates racketeering, authorities said. Gaston Medina, the owner and editor of a regional TV channel, was gunned down as he was leaving his house in the…
Read MoreMan who injured himself with homemade explosive device in Fairfield arrested
A man has serious hand injuries after an explosive device he and his friend made exploded prematurely in Fairfield and both men have been arrested, according to police. Officers were notified by an area hospital about a man being treated for significant hand injuries on Dec. 1, 2024. It was reported that the injuries were…
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