Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Suspicious device in White Plains, N.Y. prompts FBI, ATF and police response after reported explosion
A street in White Plains, New York, was shut down all Monday after police earlier discovered at least one suspicious device near an apartment building while responding to a reported electrical transformer explosion, officials said. Police, FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives zeroed in on the scene on Odell Avenue, which…
Read MoreFrance probes possible Iran link after bomb attack foiled outside Bank of America
French authorities are investigating a suspected link to Iran after thwarting a bomb attack outside a Bank of American building in Paris on the weekend, the interior minister said Monday. The authorities suspect there could be a link to Iran due to similarities to other recent attempted attacks in Europe which a pro-Iran group claimed…
Read MoreBrother and sister are charged after an explosive device was found outside a Florida Air Force base
A man who fled to China after leaving an explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been indicted along with his sister in Florida on federal charges, and their mother has been detained pending deportation for overstaying her visa, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. Alen Zheng, 20, and Ann Mary Zheng, 27,…
Read MoreAn unknown attacker threw Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague, police say
An unknown perpetrator threw several Molotov cocktails at a Russian center in Prague promoting culture and history, Czech police said on Friday. The incident in the Czech capital took place late Thursday and is now being investigated, they said. The building of the center did not catch fire. A photo shows a broken window while…
Read MoreAshland [OR] man caught after device explodes in parked car on Morton Street
Police arrested a man after an explosive device went off inside a parked car early March 25. Ashland police, Ashland Fire & Rescue and Talent police responded to the 300 block of Morton around 4:43 a.m. after reports of a loud explosion. Officers found that someone set off an explosive device inside an unoccupied vehicle.…
Read MoreFBI investigates video claiming responsibility for possible explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base
The FBI is investigating whether a video claiming responsibility for a possible explosive device left at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida last week is credible, according to law enforcement sources. The video, sent to the Tampa Bay Times via the app Signal, warns about more possible bombs. It also includes a timeline for a…
Read MoreMultiple Explosive Devices Found At Fort Washington Park, FBI And ATF Investigating
Multiple explosive devices discovered at Fort Washington Park prompted an evacuation and ongoing investigation involving several local and federal agencies. Technicians with the Prince George’s County Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to the park on Sunday, March 22, 2026, after several explosive devices were located. U.S. Park Police evacuated visitors and closed the park as…
Read MoreEcuador’s president rejects allegations that his government is bombing targets inside Colombia
Ecuador’s president on Tuesday rejected allegations that his country is bombing targets in neighboring Colombia as tensions escalate between the two South American nations. President Daniel Noboa said on X that his government “is fighting narco terrorism in all its forms” and “bombing places that serve as hideouts for those groups, of which many are…
Read MoreTN arsonist agrees to plead guilty to bombing offices of historic civil rights center
A Tullahoma white supremacist is ready to plead guilty to a million-dollar firebombing that destroyed the administrative offices of a historic East Tennessee civil rights and social justice center in 2019. Regan D. Prater, who authorities said aligns himself with Nazi causes, drove from his home to the New Market area Highlander Center on March…
Read More4 teens suspected of terror offenses in Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say
Four teens arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosive outside a Dutch synagogue are suspected of terror offenses, prosecutors said Monday, after they appeared before an investigating magistrate. The suspects, whose names weren’t released in line with Dutch privacy rules, are suspected of “causing an explosion, arson and attempted arson, all with a terrorist…
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