The explosion occurred after 10:50pm when officers spotted an abandoned delivery vehicle and activated the facility's attack alarm. Residents were evacuated after a gas cylinder device was found in the boot. The delivery driver was forced by the group to carry a bomb packed with Semtex explosives, an electrical detonator, and a timing device.
Police believe the New IRA was behind the attack, and the group later claimed responsibility, saying the explosion was intended to kill officers as they left the building. The New IRA also threatened to target the homes of police officers and warned that anyone providing information to the PSNI will be severely dealt with. The attack was universally condemned by political leaders in Northern Ireland.
First Minister Michelle O'Neill said those behind the explosion speak for absolutely no one, while Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton called it cowardly and senseless and reckless. Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck announced a high visibility policing operation including vehicle checkpoints and patrolling officers to counter the dissident republican threat. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also condemned the attack.
In a separate incident, a massive, fiery explosion at a house in Queens, New York, occurred early Thursday morning as police responded to a call of a man inside armed with a knife and the smell of gas. Eight officers were treated for minor injuries including burns and at least one head laceration. m.
Those behind the explosion 'speak for absolutely no one'.
when a huge blast erupts, blowing out windows and knocking officers back. The video also shows an officer helping two young children out of the home after the explosion. All people inside the building were accounted for, though several were taken to a hospital.
The man who prompted the initial call arrived intoxicated and carrying a knife and two garbage bags filled with canisters containing an unknown substance, according to Assistant Chief Christopher McIntosh. He pushed in an air conditioning unit to get into a basement apartment where his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren live. The family was able to flee before officers arrived; the man is unaccounted for.
The home collapsed after the explosion, and neighboring homes were damaged. Sweden has experienced a wave of explosions. An explosion occurred at a grocery store in Geneta centrum, Södertälje.
According to TV4 Nyheterna, it was a thermos bomb. The explosion caused relatively large damage to the entrance of the store. A masked suspect ran from the scene.
The attack was 'cowardly' and 'senseless and reckless'.
Police have launched a preliminary investigation into gross public destruction. The store was open and several people were inside; they were shocked but not physically injured. The same store was targeted the previous Friday night when someone poured flammable liquid on the roof and set it on fire.
There is no danger to the public. In Malmö, a suspected hand grenade was discovered on Amiralsgatan shortly after 12 on Friday. Streets were cordoned off and a VMA was issued urging residents to stay indoors and away from windows.
Police assessed the object as live and carried out a controlled explosion two hours after the alarm. According to Aftonbladet, a restaurant employee discovered the hand grenade and swept it out onto the street, and another person picked it up but threw it away in fear; it ended up on the street where a city bus drove over it. Police would not comment on whether the object was handled, stating no one was injured and the object was rendered safe.
In Gothenburg, an explosion occurred at an entrance on Haga Kyrkogata around 21:14. Witnesses reported the building shook, and there were material damages at the entrance and a damaged car. Police initially received reports it might be a banger.
The bomb was made up for its small size with its 'recklessness' and no warning was given.
The national bomb squad was involved, and streets and tram traffic were cordoned off. In Järfälla, an explosion occurred at a company gate in Kallhäll shortly after 01:00 on Monday night. A window pane was broken and there were light damages to the gate.
Police have cordoned off the scene, conducted witness interviews, and checked vehicles; no one has been arrested. In Malmö, an explosion occurred at a multi-family house in Hindby at 03:15 on Sunday night. The explosive charge was placed at the window frame, causing a hole through the facade.
The bang was heard across large parts of Malmö, with calls from as far as Värnhemstorget. There were splinter damages to cars on the street. Police helped one person out of the apartment and denied reports the person was violent.
Bomb technicians and crime scene investigators are on site. In Västervik, police were alerted to a residential area because residents discovered several damaged mailboxes. A bang was heard earlier in the morning.
It was a day for 'strong condemnation, not political nonsense'.
Police patrol found two damaged mailboxes, and an object found under the mailboxes was seized for further examination. No one was physically injured, and there is currently no suspect. A report of vandalism and violation of the law on flammable and explosive goods has been filed.
In Stockholm, an unknown object exploded in a doorway in Tensta, and police are conducting a major operation in northern Stockholm. A truck battery exploded on Flygfältsgatan. Police are on site with a larger resource at Pedagogen following reports of loud bangs from inside the school, and there is a likely detonation against a building and vehicle.
An explosion also took place on Övre Husargatan near the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Gothenburg in September 2021. University officials reassured students and staff that there was no danger to anyone on campus. The building was occupied at the time of the incident.
Police activity is focused around the Pedagogen building, which houses the Faculty of Educational Sciences. Police stated that intensive work to search the building has been ongoing and the entire building has now been searched, and at present, there are no reports of personal injuries and they are continuing to investigate what may have exploded.