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


Columbia, Cornell, Brown universities given all-clear after bomb threats

The NYPD determined the bomb threats were actually "swatting" pranks.

Cornell University sign

Police apprehend man claiming to have bomb near US Capitol

The US Capitol Police said they were investigating a bomb threat on Thursday near the Library of Congress.

Library of Congress photo taken from top of the Capitol dome.

China blames bomb after Pakistan bus blast kills 13; 9 victims Chinese

Pakistan's foreign ministry said a mechanical failure caused a gas leak which led to the explosion.

People wheel a gurney towards an ambulance outside a hospital in Dasu, after a bus with Chinese nationals on board plunged into a ravine in Upper Kohistan following a blast, Pakistan July 14, 2021 in this still image taken from video.

Belarus claims Hamas threatened to blow up force-landed flight in Minsk

“We, the soldiers of Hamas...demand that the European Union withdraw its support for Israel in this war. There is a bomb on that plane. If you do not comply with our demands, the bomb will explode."

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane

‘Skinhead’ who schemed to blow up Colorado synagogue slapped with 20 years

"It is one of the most vulgar … evil crimes that can be committed against an entire group of people."

Richard Holzer is seen in this undated handout photo provided by the El Paso County SheriffÕs Office.

White supremacist sentenced to 20 years in plot to bomb Colorado synagogue

Richard Holzer, 28, appeared in a federal courtroom in Denver for a sentencing that capped an undercover FBI investigation of a plan to blow up Temple Emanuel in Pueblo, Colorado.

‘Banners of Hate’ placed by US white supremacist groups

Terror group claims responsibility for attack on Israeli embassy in India

Letter found at the scene allegedly promises: This is just the beginning

People examine a damaged Israeli embassy car after an explosion in New Delhi in 2012.

'Bomb-making manuals' found in home of Proud Boy who stormed Capitol

Prosecutors said he used a police shield to break a window, allowing other rioters to enter the building.

Proud Boys activist Kyle Chapman at a rally in Portland on June 4, 2017. Chapman now says he has transformed the group into an explicitly white supremacist organization. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Police found pickup full of bombs, guns near Capitol - Feds

A man allegedly told acquaintances that he wanted to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and travelled to DC with a rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

A pro-Trump mob storms the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 el

Suspect in NYC bomb hoax is a former Jewish youth group officer

Louis Shenker, who surrendered to police on Tuesday, according to NBC News, was a BBYO regional vice president five years ago while in high school.

Louis Shenker protests outside a town hall held by US Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018.