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The Explosives / EOD topic helps law enforcement and bomb techs keep up on the latest developments in techniques, tactics, and technology to disarm and defend against these threats.

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Simultaneous terrorist attacks are today’s reality, planning and training your police department for an effective response will save lives
John Stewart Nuttall, 39, and Amanda Marie Korody, 30, were arrested and charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and making or possessing an explosive device
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev downloaded bomb-making instructions from an al-Qaida magazine, gathered online material on Islamic jihad and martyrdom
A U.S. grand jury returned a 30-count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that included using a weapon of mass destruction
Undersheriff James Szczesniak said Friday that 30 to 40 pipe bombs and other explosive devices and firearms were found inside the 34-year-old man’s home in the rural hamlet of Springwater
The university says state, federal and local law enforcement agencies are investigating
Undercover agents had given the suspect a bag believed to be bomb, and he dropped it in a trash can near Wrigley field
He blasted his way out of prison in April with explosives concealed in tissue packs, caught 6 weeks later
Federal agents said they found bomb-making materials belonging to a paramedic who helped evacuate residents the night of the explosion
Police believe lives were saved when they converged on a mobile home and found Molotov cocktails, pipe bombs, guns
YouTube and other viral video sites are struggling to keep up with the amount of reported videos due to such a high volume of content
Targets that look and sound like bombs are forcing neighbors to call 9-1-1, often in fear
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is taking the lead on the search
Three college friends removed a backpack containing evidence from the surviving suspect’s room, lied to investigators
Can you spot the six basic telltale emotions of fear, anger, sadness, happiness, disgust, and/or contempt?
The brothers were on their way to Times Square when police intercepted them in Watertown
More canines are being trained for bomb detection as police rely on dogs to find hidden explosives
A Watertown resident was shocked when he peered out his window to see the two suspected terrorists the country had been searching for
An affidavit does not say whether suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is thought to have used the cellphone as a detonator
Tsarnaev made his first appearance before a magistrate judge where he was charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction
Rescue crews spent much of the day after Wednesday night’s blast searching the town for survivors
The two Chechen brothers lived on a quiet street in Cambridge, they had been in the US about 10 years
Workers could be seen carrying cribs and children from the day care center in the court house
The explosives that detonated at the Boston Marathon were made of pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings
Officials dismantled two more explosive devices found near the initial bombs that went off
New app provides emergency managers easy access to map-based bomb standoff distances and hazmat spill evacuation areas
Bomb-making materials and pants that appeared to have blood on them were found in Evan Spencer Ebel’s black Cadillac
Video shows the officers check each room in the suite until they find the alleged plotter’s body
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