On 27 August 2024, at approximately 1323 hours local time, Columbus Division of Fire crews and bomb squad technicians responded to reports of an explosion and subsequent fire in a car parked in an alley near a residence on the 2300 block of South 6th Street in Columbus. Officials determined that an explosive device functioned in the vehicle, which was unoccupied at the time. Three individuals were initially detained for questioning and released with no charges filed. The ATF and FBI are assisting with the ongoing investigation.

On 27 August 2024, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) dropped explosive devices on the police station in Buenavista, Michoacan, reportedly causing three explosions. No injuries were reported. Following the explosions, unknown individuals burned several vehicles, blocked highways, and discharged weapons. According to media reporting, the UAS attack and subsequent actions were the result of fighting between rival criminal organizations. No further information has been released.

On 26 August 2024, at approximately 2200 hours local time, Gardaí officers and Cork City Fire Brigade crews responded to a residence at Mary Aiken Head Place in Cork after an improvised incendiary device (IID) was reportedly thrown at the home. When they arrived at the scene, officers and fire crews discovered that a suspected IID, described as a petrol bomb, had been thrown through a window. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.

On 19 August 2024, members of the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) 101st Infantry Battalion were attacked with an explosives-laden unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and gunfire near Chicomuselo, Chiapas. One soldier suffered serious injuries and died after being taken to a hospital. Other soldiers were reportedly injured during the incident, but no additional details about the attack have been released.

On 30 August 2024, the Arlington County Fire Department Office of the Fire Marshal, ATF agents, Arlington County Police Department officers, and bomb squad technicians arrested a 77-year-old male suspect after serving a search warrant at the suspect’s home on the 5700 block of Washington Boulevard in Arlington. The search was conducted in response to an investigation beginning on 20 August 2024 concerning periodic explosions reported nightly and in the early morning. No further details were provided on the materials discovered in the home.