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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TRIPwire, 14 February 2023
On 13 February 2023, at approximately 1220 hours local time, local authorities responded to a railway station at Nyaunglebin township in Bago after an explosive device functioned killing three people and injuring nine others. No further device details have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 14 February 2023
On 11 February 2023, a suicide bomber in a rickshaw functioned a person-borne IED (PBIED) as it struck a convoy of security forces escorting petroleum company employees in the Mir Ali sub-division in North Waziristan, killing three security personnel and injuring 22 others. No further device details have been released. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
TRIPwire, 13 February 2023
TRIPwire, 13 February 2023
On 13 February 2023, at approximately 0100 hours local time, Montreal Police (SPVM) responded after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through a front window of a business in the Saint-Laurent borough, starting a fire. Local firefighters extinguished the blaze and investigators found remnants of the IID inside. The business sustained minor damage. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
TRIPwire, 13 February 2023
On 10 February 2023, a roadside IED functioned near a security vehicle as it was traveling in Kohlu, killing two soldiers, and injuring three others. No further device details have been released. The separatist Baluchistan Liberation Army group has claimed responsibility for the attack.