On 16 December 2024, Army soldiers conducted a patrol following reports of an encampment of armed men in a rural area in Michoacan state. Soldiers discovered dismembered bodies at the site, and while approaching the bodies, an IED described as a buried pipe bomb functioned, killing two soldiers and injuring five others. Military authorities responded to the incident and attributed the explosion to gang activity in the area. No additional details have been released, and the investigation is ongoing.

On 11 December 2024, at approximately 2300 hours local time, Houston Police Department’s (HPD) Northeast Crime Suppression Team attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle near Tidwell Drive and Jensen Drive in Houston. The driver refused to leave the car and claimed that he had multiple firearms and explosives in the vehicle. HPD’s SWAT Team arrived at the scene to assist and convinced the suspect to throw the weapons out of the car. Investigators recovered several firearms and a small quantity of explosives from the scene. No injuries were reported during the standoff.

On 6 December 2024, Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies attempted to perform a traffic stop in McComb on a suspicious vehicle, which fled the scene, leading deputies on a brief chase. The driver eventually abandoned the vehicle at the intersection of 5th Street and Brine Avenue and fled, but deputies located and arrested the suspect. Inside the vehicle, PCSO deputies discovered an IED with a fuse, prompting them to request the assistance of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Bomb Squad. Bomb technicians removed the device from the scene for later disposal.

On 6 December 2024, the Carabinieri of the Bagnoli operational unit seized a large quantity of explosives from a warehouse in the San Pietro a Patierno district in Naples. Among the explosives found were IEDs described as homemade pyrotechnics, including “700 cobra devices” and “17 onions.” Another IED weighing 50 grams and 3 kilograms [~6.6 pounds] of commercial pyrotechnic cake devices were also found. The explosive material was given to bomb disposal experts of the Provincial Command of Naples for disposal.

On 8 December 2024, at approximately 0600 hours local time, Vlora police responded to an explosion at a bar near Lungomare in Vlora. According to media reporting, an unidentified suspect placed an explosive device consisting of TNT in a window in the veranda area of the establishment and lit a fuse before fleeing the scene. The resulting detonation caused considerable material damage to the furniture and windows of the business. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.