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Houston man faces federal charges for trying to blow up Confederate monument
by Jennifer CruzThe 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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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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Cheesecake Factory hit by ‘explosive’ then car (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe “explosive” was determined to be a homemade firework, but just as the business was getting back to normal, a passing motorist crashed into the building.
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Man arrested after mailing fake bomb to air base
by Jennifer CruzAfter the device was found by a mail handler, David Hamby showed up at the front gate of the base, demanding to get inside to speak with someone.
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Detroit man built up arsenal, spoke fondly of explosives, feds say
by Jennifer CruzAfter federal agents arrested a Detroit man on explosives charges, a search of his house turned up “an arsenal of weapons, ammunition, tactical gear and tactical training materials."
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Man arrested after Feds thwart plan to blow up Florida synagogue
by Jennifer CruzThe 40-year-old man who planned to carry out the attack was arrested Friday night near the synagogue with what was, unbeknown to him, a fake bomb.
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CA hospital treating shooting victims receives bomb threat
by Jennifer CruzSeven victims were brought to Loma Linda before the bomb threat was called in, but authorities acted quickly and cleared the facility within about an hour.
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Suicide bombers accidentally blow themselves up while brawling
by Jennifer CruzWitnesses said the men first became engaged in a verbal altercation before it turned physical and eventually resulted in at least one of the explosive vests detonating.
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WWII grenade found in Goodwill donations (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzAlthough authorities aren't quite sure how the grenade ended up at the Goodwill store, apparently that kind of thing isn't all that unusual in the military town.
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Army specialist removes explosive device from man’s leg outside of Alabama hospital
by Jennifer CruzA half dozen government agencies responded to the potentially volatile situation, but eventually called in an Army explosives specialist and his team to remove the device from the man's leg.
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Coastguard Rescue Officer’s dog fetches ‘hand grenade’ instead of ball
by Brent McCluskeyA woman in England who was playing fetch with her dog was shocked when the pup brought back a “hand grenade” instead of a ball. While taking a walk on the beach in Burnham-On-Sea, 40-year-old volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officer Beverley Milner Simonds played fetch with her dog, Thatcher. She threw a ball, but was more […]
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Excalibur 155mm captured with high-speed camera, pure beauty (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyThe M982E1 Excalibur 1B by Raytheon is an extended-range, GPS-guided artillery shell full of 155 mm of “mean”. This beauty is as lethal as it is accurate, capable of hitting targets up to 25 miles out with an average miss distance of just under 4 feet. During the environmental qualification/accuracy test the Excalibur scored 19 […]
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