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Iowa: Can Filled with Explosives Discovered on Curb

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TRIPwire, 22 February 2023
On 20 February 2023, at approximately 1600 hours local time, Waterloo Police Department (WPD) officers responded to Rath Street after receiving a call concerning a suspicious coffee can sitting on the curb. The WPD Bomb Squad responded to assist and examined the can – described as a coffee can holding small cylinders with fuses that contained an explosive substance – using a remote-control robot, before safely detonating it onsite. No further details on the explosives were provided. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Texas: Explosive Device Discovered at Yard Sale

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TRIPwire, 22 February 2023
On 21 February 2023, at approximately 0800 hours local time, a resident on U.S. Highway 190 flagged down a Kempner Police Department officer regarding an item he purchased at a yard sale, which turned out to be an explosive device. No further device details were provided. Kempner Volunteer Fire Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office, and Fort Hood Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams responded to assist. The device was rendered safe and taken into ATF custody for further investigation.

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Somalia: VBIED Functioned Outside Government Official’s Resident

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TRIPwire, 22 February 2023
On 21 February 2023, a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED) functioned outside a government official’s residence in Mogadishu. No further device details have been released. According to local officials, the VBIED attack was followed by a gun fight inside the targeted house that lasted for hours and resulted in the killing of 10 civilians and 4 militants involved in the assault. Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Pennsylvania: Pipe Bomb Discovered Behind Church

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 19 February 2023, at approximately 1340 hours local time, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) officers responded to St. Dominic Catholic Church on Frankford Avenue after a pipe bomb was discovered behind the church in the cemetery. The PPD Bomb Squad responded to assist, examined the pipe bomb, described as a capped 18-inch PVC pipe containing an unknown powder with black powder residue on the device, and safely removed it from the scene for further analysis. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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Missouri: IED Discovered in Vehicle

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 19 February 2023, at approximately 0709 hours local time, Howell County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered an IED inside a vehicle after responding to a call about a vehicle stopped in the middle of County Road 5130 with a man slumped over the steering wheel. Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, removed the IED, and conducted render safe procedures offsite. No further device details have been released. The driver was arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.

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Italy: Explosive Device Used in ATM Attack

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 19 February 2023, at approximately 0440 hours local time, local Carabinieri and firefighters responded after unknown suspects used an explosive device to attack a bank ATM in Vallesaccarda. No further device details have been released. No injuries were reported, and it is unclear if any cash was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.

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Netherlands: Explosive Device Functioned in Front of Residence

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TRIPwire, 21 February 2023
On 20 February 2023, at approximately 0330 hours local time, local police responded to a residence in IJsselmonde, Rotterdam, after an explosive device was functioned outside, damaging a window frame and the front door. No injuries were reported. No further details on the device were released. The forensic investigation and the explosives reconnaissance team responded to assist and conducted a post-blast analysis of the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

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California: Explosive Device Functioned Near Residence, 1 Arrested

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TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
On 14 February 2023, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 51-year-old male suspect in Arizona in connection to a 28 January 2023 incident where the suspect reportedly functioned an explosive device near the Thousand Oaks, California residence of his ex-girlfriend before returning to Arizona. No further device details were released, and no injuries were reported.
The suspect was charged with stalking and using an explosive device.

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