Bomb scare

German police defuse 21 explosive devices uncovered at power grid in Saxony

German police said on Friday they were searching for a man who sent letters claiming responsibility for a series of sabotage attacks on the power grid after they found explosives at his home.

|ByREUTERS
German special police forces secure the area on the day of German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz, and Saxony-Anhalt State Prime Minister and top candidate Sven Schulze visit to UPM Biochemicals in Leuna, Germany, September 3, 2026.
A large Iranian missile fragment found in an open area in central Israel, April 22, 2026.

Large Iranian missile fragment located in open area in central Israel

Israeli civilians discovered a large missile fragment near Ramat Hasharon, believed to be from Operation Roaring Lion. Police confirmed no danger and urged public vigilance.

|ByJAMES GENN
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.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative: 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

Authorities established a 500-meter security perimeter in the densely populated district. Police officers went door-to-door, instructing residents to leave their homes immediately.

|ByMAARIV

Father of convicted Israeli JCC hoax bomber pens message to Trump

Israeli judge Zvi Gurfinkel sentenced the teenager to 10 years in jail plus a fine of NIS 60,000.

NOVEMBER 22, 2018ByURI BOLLAG
An US-Israeli teen who was arrested in Israel on suspicion of making bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United States, Australia and New Zealand over the past three month, is seen before the start of a remand hearing at Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion, Israel March 23, 2017.

Israeli JCC hoax bomber sentenced to 10 years in jail

US may still seek to have autistic teenager extradited for trial in the States.

NOVEMBER 22, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
JCC bomb threats suspect

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."

OCTOBER 25, 2018ByREUTERS
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.

OCTOBER 24, 2018ByMICHAEL WILNER
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.

OCTOBER 23, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

JULY 12, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL, MICHAEL WILNER
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.

APRIL 30, 2018ByEYTAN HALON
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.

FEBRUARY 12, 2018ByJTA
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.

FEBRUARY 6, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

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