Spain: 5 IEDs Concealed in Letters Discovered, 1 IED Deflagrates at Ukrainian Embassy
TRIPwire, 1 December 2022
Switzerland: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 1 December 2022
On 1 December 2022, at approximately 0415 hours local time, Basel-Landschaft police responded after two unidentified suspects used explosives to attack a bank ATM at a shopping center in Fullinsdorf. No further details about the explosives have been released. The explosion destroyed the front of the ATM, but the safe remained intact and no cash was stolen. The incident remains under investigation.
Afghanistan: Explosion at Religious School Kills 19, Injures 26
TRIPwire, 1 December 2022
On 30 November 2022, at approximately 1300 hours local time, an explosion at the Al Jihad Madrassa school in Aybak in Samangan province, killed 19 people and injured at least 26 others. According to authorities, the explosion was due to a mine that was emplaced at the school, but no further details about the device have been released. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the investigation is ongoing.
Florida: Explosive Devices Discovered in Self Storage Unit
TRIPwire, 30 November 2022
On 28 November 2022, Pembroke Park Police Department officers executed a search warrant at a storage facility in Hallandale Beach and discovered an explosive device and 500,000 rounds of stolen ammunition inside a storage unit. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded to assist and confirmed the existence of an explosive device as well as an “unknown secondary device.” No further device details were provided, and both devices were rendered safe. The investigation is ongoing.
Pakistan: PBIED Targets Police Vehicle, 4 Killed
TRIPwire, 30 November 2022
On 30 November 2022, a suicide bomber functioned a person-borne IED (PBIED) after he rammed his vehicle into a police truck carrying security personnel deployed to protect vaccination campaign workers in Quetta. Four people were killed, and 30 others were injured. No further details about the PBIED have been released. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
Peru: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 30 November 2022
On 29 November 2022, at approximately 0300 hours local time, local authorities responded after unidentified suspects used explosives, described as dynamite, to attack an ATM at a bank in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios. The blast destroyed the ATM and caused moderate damage to the bank. No further details about the explosives were provided, and it is not clear if any cash was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
Germany: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 29 November 2022
On 29 November 2022, at approximately 0300 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to target an ATM in an apartment building on Muhldorfer Street in Anzing and fled the scene in a vehicle. No further details about the explosives have been released. The incident remains under investigation.
Germany: 2 IEDs Discovered on Soccer Field
TRIPwire, 29 November 2022
On 28 November 2022, local authorities responded to a soccer field in Hellersdorf following the discovery of an IED, described as a “homemade pyro-explosive device”. The area was cordoned off and a second IED was discovered on the field. Local bomb technicians responded to assist and rendered the devices safe. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
Mexico: Explosives-Laden UAS Used to Attack Police
TRIPwire, 29 November 2022
On 26 November 2022, at approximately 1700 hours local time, unidentified suspects used an explosives-laden unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in conjunction with a small plane and pick-up trucks to attack the Encarnacion de Diaz municipal police station in Jalisco. No further details on the explosives were provided. Two police officers and two members of the armed group were killed in the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
Romania: Explosives Used in ATM Attack
TRIPwire, 29 November 2022
On 29 November 2022, Romanian Police and Constanta County Police Inspectorate responded to the Constanta Exhibition Pavilion after explosives were used to target an ATM. No additional details about the explosives have been released. Two suspects, a 48-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, were arrested at the scene. The suspects were under police surveillance due to their connection to additional ATM attacks in Castelu and Mamaia.