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Michigan: Exploding Target Material Functioned at Creek

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TRIPwire, 17 February 2023
On 16 February 2023, media reporting indicated that Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) conservation officers responded to a beaver dam along Crooked Creek after a suspect detonated a large block of exploding target material removing the dam, which prompted flooding to nearby residents. A property owner admitted to MDNR conservation officers that they detonated the exploding target material and officers were able to locate .308 rifle casings at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

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Canada: IIDs Thrown at Business

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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.

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Kenya: Roadside IED Targets Police Vehicle, 4 Killed

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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.

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Colombia: IEDs Functioned in University Bathroom Injuring 2

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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.

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Ohio: BMM Discovered in Parking Lot

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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.

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Mexico: IIDs Thrown at Classroom

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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.

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Switzerland: Traces of Explosives Found on Suspect Outside Parliament Building

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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.

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