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Iowa: Explosive Device Discovered on Road

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TRIPwire, 19 April 2023
On 18 April 2023, at approximately 1240 hours local time, Marion Police Department officers responded following a report of a suspicious item found near Navajo Drive in Squaw Creek Village and discovered a potential undetonated explosive device. No further device details have been released. The Cedar Rapids/Marion/Linn County Hazardous Devices Unit responded to assist and rendered the device safe. The FBI and ATF are assisting in the ongoing investigation.

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Rhode Island: 2 Pipe Bombs Found in Residence

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TRIPwire, 19 April 2023
On 6 April 2023, at approximately 1545 hours local time, West Warwick/Coventry Regional SWAT Team, East Providence SWAT Team, Rhode Island State Fire Marshal’s Office Bomb Squad, and West Warwick Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Renehan Court as part of an investigation into possession of IEDs and bomb-making material and discovered two pipe bombs. No further device details have been released. A 62-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with possession of materials convertible to a bomb.

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Chile: IIDs Thrown From School Building

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TRIPwire, 19 April 2023
On 18 April 2023, at approximately 0920 hours local time, local authorities responded to a high school in Santiago after a group of approximately 60 hooded suspects threw 30 improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, from inside the school building toward Arturo Prat Street. No further device details have been released and no injuries or damages were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Colombia: IED Functioned Near Police Station, 1 Civilian Killed

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TRIPwire, 18 April 2023
On 17 April 2023, at approximately 1120 hours local time, local police in Cucuta responded to a report of an IED that functioned near a police station, killing a civilian and injuring four others. According to police, the IED was emplaced next to a metal trash can near the station. No further device details have been released. The police assessed the station was the target of the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The investigation is ongoing.

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