‘One of my nightmares’: Pipe bomb attack hits in NYC subway
A would-be suicide bomber inspired by Islamic State extremists strapped on a crude pipe bomb, slipped unnoticed into the nation’s busiest subway system and set the device off at rush hour Monday in a scenario that New York has dreaded for years, authorities said.
Manhunt on after homemade bomb wounds 22 on London subway
Hundreds of British police embarked on a massive manhunt Friday, racing to find out who placed a homemade bomb on a packed London subway train during the morning rush hour.
AP sources: Bomb in San Bernardino attack was poorly constructed
A homemade bomb left behind by the husband and wife who perpetrated a mass shooting at a California social services center failed to detonate because it was poorly constructed, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
Bomb threat cleared at Columbus hospital
Authorities from the Columbus Air Force Base have issued the all-clear after a bomb threat was made against Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Friday, said hospital spokesperson Donna Grant.
Bond set for Walmart bombing suspect
Bond has been set for a 61-year-old Mississippi man accused of bombing a Walmart because the chain stopped selling his state’s flags.
Miss. flag backer accused of tossing bomb in Wal-Mart
A man who’s known for flying a 4-foot-long Mississippi state flag on his car has been accused of bombing a Wal-Mart because the chain stopped selling the flag, the police chief said Monday.
Boston Marathon bomber shows emotion for 1st time at trial
For the first time since his trial began four months ago, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev dropped his blank, impassive demeanor and showed emotion as his Russian aunt sobbed uncontrollably and had to leave the witness stand.
FBI: Bomb components found in Tsarnaev’s family home
FBI agents told jurors in the Boston Marathon trial that nails, BBs, pressure cooker parts and other items similar to those used in two pressure-cooker bombs that exploded near the marathon’s finish line were found in Dzokhar Tsarnaev’s family apartment in Cambridge.
U.S. seeks more security at some overseas airports
U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that al-Qaida is trying to develop a new and improved bomb that could go undetected through airport security.
Iraqi militants accidentally kill 21 of their own
An instructor teaching his militant recruits how to make car bombs accidentally set off explosives in his demonstration Monday, killing 21 of them in a huge blast that alerted authorities to the existence of the rural training camp in an orchard north of Baghdad.
Blast hits Oregon prosecutor’s office; no injuries reported
MEDFORD, Ore. — An explosive device that police say was designed to destroy an Oregon county prosecutor’s office instead blew out windows in a pre-dawn
German authorities defuse huge World War II explosive
BERLIN — German authorities safely defused a huge bomb left over from World War II after evacuating large parts of the western city of Dortmund
Fla. airport closed when destructive device found
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville International Airport was shut down for several hours after authorities found two suspicious packages — one they said was destructive
Child arrested in bomb threat
BYHALIA, Miss. — Deputies arrested a child for allegedly making terrorist threats against the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office WMC TV reports law enforcement received about
Bomb detonated at Beijing airport; one injured
BEIJING — A man in a wheelchair who was airing grievances set off a homemade bomb in a crowded terminal at Beijing’s main airport on
Disneyland worker arrested in park blast
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Police arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a theme park trash can where it
Columbus school receives second bomb threat in two weeks
Ongoing efforts to end the bomb threats plaguing the Columbus Municipal School District have been increased, with a public school safety meeting slated Thursday at 4 p.m. at Brandon Central Services.
CAFB re-opens gate after bomb scare
Columbus Air Force Base reopened the front gate to thru-traffic yesterday at approximately 2:57 p.m. after receiving the all-clear following a morning bomb scare. Staff Sgt. Tom Burns said the base went on alert at 11:25 a.m. Thursday when a Security Forces canine handler’s dog gave an alert while performing a routine search of a delivery truck.