Bomb scare

WWII bomb found in Hong Kong defused after mass evacuation

A massive WWII-era US bomb discovered in Hong Kong triggered the evacuation of thousands before being safely defused by police bomb experts in a high-risk operation.

Members of the explosive ordinance disposal unit inspect a defused US-made bomb (C), dropped during World War II, that was found inside a construction site at the junction of Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong on May 11, 2018.
German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

WWII bomb forces overnight evacuation in central Berlin

 EasyJet airplane

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 A person works by a cordoned off area near the Cologne Cathedral, after the discovery of World War II-era bombs during exploratory work, affecting over 20,000 people, who had to be evacuated on June 4, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.

Discovery of wartime bombs prompts large-scale evacuation in Cologne, Germany


Democrats link Trump's rhetoric to wave of suspected bombs

"For years now, Donald Trump has been calling for the jailing of his critics and has lauded violence against journalists."

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while addressing a joint news conference with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, April 30, 2018.

Secret Service intercepts pipe bombs sent to top Democrats

Trump calls for unity two weeks before U.S. election.

A member of the New York Police Department bomb squad is pictured outside the Time Warner Center in the Manhattan borough of New York City after a suspicious package was found inside the CNN Headquarters in New York, US, October 24, 2018

Explosive device found near George Soros’s home

The police turned the case over to the FBI for further investigation.

George Soros.

Germany charges Iranian diplomat in Paris bomb plot

The target of the attack was the the annual convention of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) – an Iranian exile organization that advocates the overthrow of the Tehran regime.

General view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

Teen behind JCC threats suspected of making bomb hoax calls from prison

The two calls were traced back to the teenager who is currently awaiting trial at the Nitzan prison in the central Israel town of Ramle.

JCC bomb threats suspect

Unattended package left at Pittsburgh-area JCC detonated by police

The small canvas bag was left on a ramp leading to the parking garage under the Jewish Community Center.

A police officer blocks an entrance as officials respond to a bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

US backs off extradition of JCC hoax bomber, may wait for Israeli trial

The US and Israel have strong extradition agreements that apply in most cases, the Justice Ministry decided in April that this case was exceptional.

A police officer blocks an entrance as officials respond to a bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Palestinian arrested for trying to smuggle pipe bomb into military court

It was the third attempt to infiltrate a court house with bomb in two months.

A pipe bomb neutralized December 28, 2017 at the Samaria Military Courthouse in the West Bank.

Police arrest man with explosive device in West Bank

The suspect had one pipe bomb strapped to his body; the second in a coat placed near soldiers.

One of two pipe bombs seized and neutralized by police at the entrance to Samaria Military Court in the West Bank.

FBI identifies man who made bomb threats to Jewish institutions in Kansas

A man identifying himself as Ford Joseph Holloway submitted an online tip to the FBI saying he was the “mastermind behind the Jewish synagogue bomb threats.”

An FBI investigator