Florida: IED Functioned in Parking Lot, 2 Arrested
TRIPwire, 6 January 2023
Germany: Explosives Used in 2 ATM Attacks
TRIPwire, 6 January 2023
On 6 January 2023, at approximately 0300 hours local time, two unidentified suspects functioned explosives targeting two ATMs in a shopping center in Wetzlar before fleeing with an unknown amount of cash. No further device details have been released. No injuries were reported, and the ATMs sustained significant damage. The investigation is ongoing.
Italy: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 6 January 2023
On 6 January 2023, at approximately 0230 hours local time, the Carabinieri responded after unidentified suspects functioned explosives targeting a bank ATM in Corfinio before fleeing with 27,000 euros [~$28,668]. No further details on the explosives have been released and no injuries were reported. The ATM sustained significant damage and the investigation is ongoing.
Mexico: IEDs and IIDs Used to Target Businesses
TRIPwire, 6 January 2023
On 5 January 2023, local police responded following IED and improvised incendiary device (IID) attacks against several businesses and localities throughout Acayucan, Veracruz. On Antonio de Mendoza Street, unknown suspects threw an IED at two motorcycles, which set one of them ablaze. On 4 January, perpetrators used IIDs, described as Molotov cocktails, and IEDs to target a bar and a construction materials business. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported in any of the attacks. The investigations are ongoing.
Iowa: IED Discovered in Alley
TRIPwire, 5 January 2023
On 3 January 2023, at approximately 1100 hours local time, Cedar Rapids Police Department officers responded to Park Avenue Southeast following reports of a suspicious item in an alley behind a residence. The Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Devices Unit was called to assist, determined the suspicious item was an IED, and removed it from the scene. No further device details have been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
Missouri: Ordnance Discovered Along Riverfront
TRIPwire, 5 January 2023
On 1 January 2023, at approximately 1500 hours local time, Washington Police Department officers responded to a boat club after a military ordnance item, described as a MK 2 fragmentation grenade was discovered in the mud along the Washington riverfront. St. Louis County Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and conducted render safe procedures. The investigation is ongoing.
Washington: BMM Discovered on Patient in Hospital
TRIPwire, 5 January 2023
South Africa: Explosives Used in Gas Station and Tourist Center Robberies
TRIPwire, 5 January 2023
Bolivia: IIDs Used to Target Police Station
TRIPwire, 4 January 2023
On 3 January 2023, a local police station in the Brigida neighborhood in Santa Cruz was targeted with improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, by at least five unidentified suspects who fled on motorcycles. The IIDs caused a fire damaging the wall and door of the entrance to the building. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.
Somalia: 2 VBIEDs Functioned Near Military Bases, 35 Killed
TRIPwire, 4 January 2023
On 4 January 2023, 2 vehicle-borne IEDs (VBIEDs) functioned near 2 military bases, killing 35 people, including security forces and civilians, and injuring 52 others. No further device details have been released. According to local officials, the first VBIED functioned near a military base in Mahas and the second VBIED functioned near a military base in Dadan, destroying several homes in the area. Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the attack.