Tag: explosive

Florida police probe suspicious packages at office of Democrat lawmaker

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida police were investigating two suspicious packages mailed Wednesday to the office of Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, hours after authorities intercepted potential explosives intended for prominent Democrats including ex-president Barack Obama. Local media showed images of a bomb squad unit from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, which confirmed it was at her building in the south Florida town of Sunrise, around 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Miami. “ALERT!!! We […]

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Terror probe opened after homemade bomb found in Paris: sources

PARIS, France (AFP) — The Paris prosecutor has opened an anti-terror investigation after the discovery at the weekend of a homemade bomb at a building in Paris and five people have been arrested, sources close to the case said Monday. Police discovered two cylinders of gas in the hall of a building in the city’s posh 16th arrondissement and two others on the pavement. They also found a mobile phone linked to the cylinders, which […]

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Six Thai soldiers killed by bomb in restive south

PATTANI, Thailand (AFP) – Six Thai soldiers were killed and four injured when a roadside bomb ripped their  patrol truck apart in the insurgency-plagued south on Monday, police said. The bomb hit the pick-up as it was carrying ten soldiers along a dirt road in Pattani province, leaving a pile of rubble and twisted car parts. “The roadside bomb exploded before noon, killing six and injuring four,” said Preuk Liengsuk, the police chief of Thung […]

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China kindergarten blast suspect used homemade explosive device – authorities

XUZHOU CITY, China (Reuters) — Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Xuzhou said on Friday (June 16) that the chief suspect in a blast outside a kindergarten that killed eight people and wounded more than 60 others used a “homemade” explosive device, state media reported. The suspect was identified by authorities as 22-year-old “Mr. Xu”, Vice Chief of Jiangsu’s Provincial Department of Public Security, Pei Jun, said at a news conference aired by state […]

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