Category: bomb

Police Say Bomb Threats at 3 Elite US Universities Not Credible

Police at three elite Ivy League universities in New York and Rhode Island gave the all clear and said activities could resume normally at the schools on Sunday after each received separate bomb threats. Several buildings were evacuated on the campuses of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and…


Health and Human Services Building Evacuated Over Alleged Bomb Threat: Official

Several buildings near the Capitol were evacuated by authorities on Wednesday due to an alleged bomb threat, according to officials. The Health and Human Services (HHS) building was shut down over the incident, HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Sarah Lovenheim said in a statement. The alleged bomb threat was reported at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building,…


Bus Bomb Explodes in Syrian Capital Killing 14, Army Shelling in Rebel Territory Claims 12 Lives

Bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian army troops exploded in Damascus killing 14. This was followed by army shelling in the rebel-held northwest which resulted in 12 deaths, including four children. The attacks happened on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 20. The bus bombs exploded in a busy intersection in Damascus where people transfer…


Suicide Car Bomb Targeting Convoy in Somali Capital Kills at Least 8: Official

MOGADISHU—A suicide car bomb killed at least eight people in the Somali capital on Saturday at a street junction near the president’s palace, police said, and Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab said it was behind the attack which targeted a convoy going into the palace. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden Hassan told reporters at the scene of…


Ontario Boy, 10, Reels in a Military Bomb From 1954 While Magnet Fishing With His Grandfather

A 10-year-old boy has become the talk of his town since reeling in a bomb while magnet fishing with his grandfather on an Ontario lake in Canada. Brandon Bastien, who lives in St. Thomas with his father, was out on July 25 with his maternal grandfather, Steve Posthumus, a lifelong Elmer resident, when something was…


Chief: Bomb Squad Caused Los Angeles Fireworks Explosion

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, causing a catastrophic explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood, the police chief said Monday. Chief Michel Moore said five members of the department’s bomb squad have been removed from field…


Air France Flight From Chad Searched After Bomb Threat

PARIS—French authorities in Paris are searching an Air France airplane that arrived from Chad following an anonymous threat about a possible explosive device on board, officials said on Thursday. Air France said in a statement that following the threat, Air France Flight AF865 from N’Djamena to Paris had been escorted by a French Air Force…


Roadside Bomb Kills 3 University Teachers in Afghanistan: Police

KABUL—A roadside bomb hit a bus carrying university staff in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing three teachers and wounding 15 others, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan. The bus was carrying teachers from Al-Biruni university, said a spokesman for the provincial police, Salim Noori. Some of…


Israel Bombs Hamas Gaza Chief’s Home

Israel bombed the home of the Hamas chief in Gaza early on Sunday, and the Hamas terrorist group fired rocket barrages at Tel Aviv as hostilities stretched into a seventh day with no sign of abating. According to Hamas television, Yahiyeh Sinwar’s home was targeted. Sinwar has led the military and political wings of Hamas…


Man in Custody After Making Bomb Threat Hoax at Joint Base Andrews Gate

A civilian man with no military affiliation is in custody after making a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax at Joint Base Andrews on Friday. “An individual in a vehicle drove up to the main gate of Joint Base Andrews around 4:45 p.m. and told base security forces that he had a…