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New Jersey: Explosive Device Thrown From Vehicle

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TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 20 May 2023, at approximately 2130 hours local time, Lakewood Police Department officers responded to Squankum Road after an explosive device, described as a small object with a lit fuse was thrown from a vehicle and functioned in a wooded area. Pedestrians were 50 to 100 feet away, but no injuries were reported. A home security system captured video footage of two pickup trucks traveling on the road before the lit device was tossed from one of the vehicles. The investigation is ongoing.

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Pakistan: PBIED Targets Security Checkpoint, 4 Killed

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TRIPwire, 24 May 2023 On 24 May 2023, a suicide bomber functioned a person-borne IED (PBIED) during a routine frisking at a security checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing two soldiers, a policeman, and a civilian. The blast also left several civilians injured. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.

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Germany: Explosives Trap Detonated, 1 Injured

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TRIPwire, 22 May 2023
On 21 May 2023, local police responded to a residence in Hamburg-Lokstedt after a 44-year-old estate administrator was injured by an explosives trap, set by a deceased tenant, when she attempted to open the man’s safe. No further details were provided on the explosives or trap. The investigation is ongoing.

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