pipe bomb

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In Washington DC, a bomb threat was made to the Democratic National Committee headquarters, trigging a police search of the building where a pipe bomb was discovered on 6 January 2021.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

The former congressman Lee Zeldin, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said the police had contacted him about a pipe bomb threat made to his home.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

The detectives used a robot to examine the pipe bomb before safely removing it from the scene, police said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

What they were seeing on the screen, the security official explained, was not a pipe bomb.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021

The indictment does not mention or include federal prosecutors’ allegation that Mr. Sayoc mailed a pipe bomb to former President Obama.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2018