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TRIPwire, 13 January 2023
On 11 January 2023, local police and a bomb disposal squad responded to a private clinic in Lunda Sharif Adda in Dera Ismail Khan district, after an IED emplaced by an unknown suspect functioned, destroying the clinic and damaging several shops nearby. No injuries were reported, and no further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 12 January 2023
TRIPwire, 12 January 2023
On 11 January 2023, at approximately 0805 hours local time, Si Sakhon police responded to Ban Iryaeng Road in Narathiwat province after a roadside IED functioned as eight defense volunteers, riding on four motorcycles, were returning to their base after escorting teachers to the local school. The explosion killed one volunteer and injured two others. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 11 January 2023
TRIPwire, 11 January 2023
TRIPwire, 11 January 2023
On 9 January 2023, the vice president’s security team discovered an IED, described as containing 7 kilograms [~15.4 lb] of explosives, made of ammonium nitrate, powdered aluminum, and fragmentation, emplaced by a rural road leading to the vice president’s home in the southwestern province of Cauca. Anti-explosives personnel responded to assist and rendered the device safe through a controlled detonation. The incident remains under investigation.
TRIPwire, 11 January 2023
On 10 January 2023, at approximately 0140 hours local time, four unidentified suspects used explosives to target an ATM at a gas station in Hazyview, Mpumalanga, before fleeing the scene with an unknown amount of cash. The ATM was destroyed and the building sustained extensive damage. No further details on the explosives have been released and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 10 January 2023
On 6 January 2023, at approximately 1336 hours local time, Elkhart County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an automotive business on Highway 33/Elkhart Road after a small explosive device was discovered in the shop. No further device details have been released. The Elkhart Police Department Bomb Squad responded to assist and disposed of the device. The incident remains under investigation.
TRIPwire, 10 January 2022
On 10 January 2023, at approximately 0300 hours local time, five unidentified suspects used explosives to target a bank ATM in Willich-Anrath in the Viersen district, before fleeing the scene. The ATM and the building sustained extensive damage. It is unclear whether any cash was taken and no further details on the explosives have been released. According to witnesses, one of the perpetrators was injured during the blast. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 9 January 2023