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Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Al Arabiya
Anti-terror police probing Greek building explosion
A strong blast early Saturday damaged an apartment building in a suburb of Greece's second city Thessaloniki, wounding two passersby and shattering windows of nearby buildings. Six cars were also damaged in the explosion in the suburb of Sikies and anti-terror police were probing the incident, public broadcaster ERT said. The blast damaged the ground floor of the building leaving gaping holes in the wall. The head of a prison officers' union lives in the building, according to police. A young man and woman who were passing at the time of the blast were injured by shards of glass, police sources told AFP. In May, a woman involved in robberies died after an explosion in front of a bank in Thessaloniki.
Arab News
3 days ago
- Arab News
Anti-terror police probing Greek building explosion
A strong blast early Saturday damaged an apartment building in a suburb of Greece's second city Thessaloniki, wounding two passersby and shattering windows of nearby buildings. Six cars were also damaged in the explosion in the suburb of Sikies and anti-terror police were probing the incident, public broadcaster ERT said. The blast damaged the ground floor of the building leaving gaping holes in the wall. The head of a prison officers' union lives in the building, according to police. A young man and woman who were passing at the time of the blast were injured by shards of glass, police sources told AFP. In May, a woman involved in robberies died after an explosion in front of a bank in Thessaloniki. The 38-year-old was linked to a jailed bank robber, accused among other things of terrorist acts as he had sent a parcel bomb to the Thessaloniki appeals court in February last year.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
One of the grenades recovered ahead of blast that killed 3 L.A. deputies is missing, authorities say
One of the two hand grenades found in a Santa Monica townhome complex ahead of the deadly blast that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives is currently missing, authorities said Friday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that one of the two grenades detonated on July 18, "and one of the grenades is unaccounted for at this time," Sheriff Robert Luna said. "We conducted a thorough search to locate the second device, but we haven't found it yet," he said during a briefing. The ATF, which is investigating the blast, will also assume "full control into investigating the whereabouts of this other device that is missing," he added. According to law enforcement sources, investigators learned one of the grenades was missing when they could only find one of the 'spoons' — suggesting only one grenade had exploded at the scene. The bomb squad retrieved the two hand grenades left behind — apparently by a previous tenant — in an underground parking garage storage unit at the complex at 821 Bay St. on the night of July 17 and took them to the Biscailuz Center Training Academy. The next day, one of the grenades exploded as the technicians were handling them in the parking lot. The blast was the single deadliest incident for the department in more than 150 years, killing department veterans Dets. Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. Officials searched a boat docked in Marina del Rey on Monday and storage lockers on Tuesday and Wednesday that law enforcement sources told The Times are tied to a person who previously served in the U.S. military. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
One of the grenades recovered ahead of blast that killed 3 L.A. deputies is missing, authorities say
One of the two hand grenades found in a Santa Monica townhome complex ahead of the deadly blast that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives is currently missing, authorities said Friday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that one of the two grenades detonated on July 18, "and one of the grenades is unaccounted for at this time," Sheriff Robert Luna said. "We conducted a thorough search to locate the second device, but we haven't found it yet," he said during a briefing. The ATF, which is investigating the blast, will also assume "full control into investigating the whereabouts of this other device that is missing," he added. According to law enforcement sources, investigators learned one of the grenades was missing when they could only find one of the 'spoons' — suggesting only one grenade had exploded at the scene. The bomb squad retrieved the two hand grenades left behind — apparently by a previous tenant — in an underground parking garage storage unit at the complex at 821 Bay St. on the night of July 17 and took them to the Biscailuz Center Training Academy. The next day, one of the grenades exploded as the technicians were handling them in the parking lot. The blast was the single deadliest incident for the department in more than 150 years, killing department veterans Dets. Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. Officials searched a boat docked in Marina del Rey on Monday and storage lockers on Tuesday and Wednesday that law enforcement sources told The Times are tied to a person who previously served in the U.S. military. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
Santa Monica apartment is focus of probe into blast that killed 3 L.A. County sheriff's deputies
Authorities investigating the deadly blast at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility are looking into connections to some explosives collected in Santa Monica. Three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East L.A. while handling explosive materials. No cause for the blast has been determined. But the probe brought investigators Friday to an apartment complex in the 800 block of Bay Street in Santa Monica in connection with the explosion, according to department spokesperson Nicole Nishida. The three deputies killed in the blast responded to a call to assist the Santa Monica Police Department at the complex on Thursday. Read more: 'Best of the best': What we know about the 3 L.A. County sheriff's detectives killed in explosion A grenade was recovered at the Santa Monica apartment complex Thursday, a city police officer told The Times. Sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told The Times that investigators are trying to determine if the explosives were the ones that caused the blast. Michael Kellman, who lives in the building, told The Times that a fellow tenant called the police Thursday after discovering a bag of grenades tucked away in her storage unit. She has been living in the building for several years and believes the bag was left behind by the former occupant, he said. Authorities returned to her unit Friday to scour the apartment for any remaining explosives. The Santa Monica Police Department evacuated residents from the Bay Street apartment building Friday afternoon, while authorities continue to search the location for any additional explosive material, Nishida said. The FBI and Los Angeles Police Department's bomb squad are assisting with the investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is expected to lead a federal probe into the cause of the explosion. Read more: 3 L.A. County sheriff's deputies killed in explosion ID'd; investigators search Santa Monica apartment Nancy, who lives on Bay Street and chose not to provide a last name for privacy reasons, said officers knocked on her door late Friday afternoon and informed her that there was an 'active investigation' and she must evacuate. Nancy asked an officer whether her nanny would be able to move their car, which was in front of her home. 'No one is allowed,' the officer told her. Friday morning, employees told The Times they heard a massive boom around 7:30 a.m. coming from the parking lot where the sheriff's bomb squad keeps its vehicles. They heard glass shattering and screaming. Rich Pippin, president of the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, called it the 'worst day in the history of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.' 'You never get up in the morning expecting this kind of news, never, and sadly, as often as we deal with this, it does not get easier,' he said. 'It never gets easier. It hurts.' The deputies were identified Friday evening as Dets. Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. They had served 19, 22 and 33 years with the department, respectively, authorities said. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
