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Ecuador: VOIEDs Sent to Journalists

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TRIPwire, 21 March 2023
On 20 March 2023, a victim-operated IED (VOIED) concealed inside a USB drive functioned at a TV station in Guayaquil, injuring a journalist when he inserted the drive into a computer. According to local police, the USB drive may have been loaded with RDX, a military-type explosive. Four additional VOIEDs mailed in envelopes to journalists working in TV and radio stations in Guayaquil and Quito were intercepted. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.

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France: IIDs Thrown at Gendarmerie Barracks, One Arrested

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TRIPwire, 21 March 2023
On 19 March 2023, at approximately 1315 hours local time, a suspect threw five improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, toward the entrance of the Saint-Ambroix gendarmerie barracks. According to media reporting, the IIDs were lit but did not fully ignite. The suspect also had up to 15 additional IIDs. No further device details were released, and no injuries were reported. The 33-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with attempted murder of a person holding public authority.

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Belgium: Explosive Device Targets Residence

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TRIPwire, 20 March 2023
On 19 March 2023, at approximately 0100 hours local time, local police and emergency services responded after an explosive device was used to target a residence in Mechelen. No further device details have been released. The explosion caused considerable damage to the residence, but no injuries were reported. The Department for the Removal and Destruction of Explosive Devices (SEDEE) responded to the scene to assist. The incident remains under investigation.

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Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack

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TRIPwire, 20 March 2023
On 20 March 2023, local police responded after unidentified suspects used “solid explosives” to attack two ATMs inside a shopping mall in Oststeinbek in Stormarn district and fled the scene with an unknown amount of money. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion destroyed the two ATMs and damaged several shops in the mall, but no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation.

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Netherlands: Explosive Device Functioned in Apartment Complex

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TRIPwire, 20 March 2023
On 20 March 2023, at approximately 0300 hours local time, local police and firefighters responded after an explosive device functioned in an apartment complex in Maarsenhof in Amsterdam, causing a fire. The Explosives Reconnaissance Team and forensic specialists responded to assist and discovered remnants of an explosive device in the hallway, but no further device details have been released. No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation.

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Colombia: IED Attacks Target Military Personnel

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TRIPwire, 17 March 2023
On 16 March 2023, several roadside IEDs were functioned as a convoy of National Army troops passed through a rural area of Tibu, Norte de Santander. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. Earlier in the day, two soldiers were reportedly injured after their unit was attacked with IEDs while patrolling the road that leads to Cucuta. No group has claimed responsibility for either attack, and the investigations are ongoing.

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Netherlands: Explosive Devices Discovered in Residence

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TRIPwire, 17 March 2023
On 16 March 2023, at approximately 1640 hours local time, local police, fire crews, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EOD) technicians responded after three explosive devices were found in a home in Someren, North Brabant. EOD technicians removed the devices and rendered them safe. No further device details were provided, and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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