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Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles

by Chris Eger

The Canadian Army is dropping $6 million into Colt Canada’s coffers for the new 7.62 NATO C20 rifle to equip sniper teams. The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed to local media that Colt Canada will supply 272 of the new C20 rifles after a pair of contracts, a CA$2 million (USD 1.42 million) award […]

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5-year-old boy suspended over imaginary bomb (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

School officials said the boy engaged in terroristic threats after he said he didn't want to take off his backpack because there was a bomb inside.

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Houston man faces federal charges for trying to blow up Confederate monument

by Jennifer Cruz

The 25-year-old suspect was convicted in 2014 on another explosives charge and now faces up to 40 years in prison.

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Authorities investigating blast at Minnesota mosque (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The blast occurred around 5 a.m. Saturday morning and, although it had the potential to be “very big and very damaging,” no one was injured.

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Failed Paris attacker had gun permit, stash of weapons

by Andrew Shepperson

French officials have said the man who tried and failed Monday to carry out a terrorist attack in Paris held a gun permit and stored a cache of weapons at his home.

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Canadian sniper smashes world record with 2 mile kill shot in Iraq

by Brian Seay

Canadian Armed Forces officials on Thursday confirmed the 3,540 meter kill shot, which shatters the previous record of 2,475 meters.

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Man brings homemade bomb to police department for disposal

by Jennifer Cruz

"He did it as safely as he thought he could and walked in and let us know what's going on," said Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Renee Oistad.

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Man attempts to kill deputies, blows himself up instead (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The deputies were unharmed and the suspect, who now faces two counts of attempted murder, was left with a severely mutilated hand.

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Spicer: U.S. dropped ‘large, powerful’ bomb on ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan (VIDEO)

by Andrew Shepperson

Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed Thursday that the U.S. had dropped a "large, powerful, accurately delivered" bomb on ISIS tunnels and caves in Afghanistan.

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How to blow up a minivan with dynamite, diesel fuel and a tank (VIDEO)

by Ben Philippi

Explosives expert Terry Bacon show us how to blow up a minivan using dynamite, diesel fuel and an M5A1 Stuart tank firing it's 37mm main gun.

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How to blow up a guitar with dynamite and a rifle (VIDEO)

by Ben Philippi

Explosives expert Terry Bacon, who helps out at the annual Knob Creek shoot, show us how to blow up a guitar using dynamite and an AR-15.

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Bomb scare sparks evacuation at Dallas VA hospital

by Jennifer Cruz

The suspicious device turned out to be an oxygen tank with wires going to a box, but police say it was placed in a way as if to cause alarm.

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