Vermont: Explosive Device Discovered Inside Residence
TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
Wisconsin: IID Discovered in Vehicle, 1 Arrested
TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
Canada: IIDs Thrown at Business
TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
On 16 February 2023, at approximately 0130 hours local time, Montreal police (SPVM) responded to a freight transportation business in Saint Laurent after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through a window, starting a fire. No further device details have been released. Local firefighters extinguished the blaze and investigators found remnants of the IID inside. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Ohio: IID Emplaced in Nail Salon, 3 Arrested
TRIPwire, 16 February 2023
Kenya: Roadside IED Targets Police Vehicle, 4 Killed
TRIPwire, 16 February 2023
On 14 February 2023, at approximately 0730 hours local time, a roadside IED functioned as a Border Patrol Unit vehicle enroute to Garissa town drove over it, killing three police officers and a fourth individual. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
Colombia: IEDs Functioned in University Bathroom Injuring 2
TRIPwire, 16 February 2023
On 15 February 2023, at approximately 1730 hours local time, two individuals were seriously injured after handling IEDs, locally known as “potato bombs,” in a bathroom of the University of Antioquia in Medellin. No further device details have been released, and no other injuries have been reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Ohio: BMM Discovered in Parking Lot
TRIPwire, 15 February 2023
On 14 February 2023, at approximately 1500 hours local time, Fairview Park Police Department officers responded to the parking lot of a Fairview Park shopping mall after a construction contractor reported that he discovered bomb-making material (BMM) in a construction container that “combined could create an explosion.” Westshore Enforcement Bureau’s Hazardous Materials Disposal Unit responded to assist and removed the BMM. No further details on the BMM were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
Mexico: IIDs Thrown at Classroom
TRIPwire, 15 February 2023
On 12 February 2023, an unidentified suspect threw two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, into a Tijuana secondary school classroom. One IID remained intact while the second caused minor fire damage to the classroom. No further device details were released, and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Switzerland: Traces of Explosives Found on Suspect Outside Parliament Building
TRIPwire, 15 February 2023
On 14 February 2023, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Bern Cantonal Police arrested a 27-year-old male suspect who was wearing a bulletproof vest and weapon holster and displaying suspicious behavior outside the Swiss Parliament building. According to authorities, traces of explosives were detected during a rapid test. No further details on the explosives have been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
Arizona: Commercial Explosives Discovered Inside Barn
TRIPwire, 14 February 2023
On 12 February 2023, at approximately 1136 hours local time, Chino Valley Police Department officers responded after commercial explosives, described as five sticks of old dynamite, were discovered while cleaning out a barn at a residence on East Liana Drive. No further device details have been released. Flagstaff Police Department Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and removed the dynamite which was rendered safe offsite.