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Police charged a 35-year-old man after a pipe bomb explosion caused fire and smoke in a state forest, with no injuries reported.
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Man Charged Over Pipe Bomb
August 13, 2026 Police have arrested a 35-year-old man at Widgee after a pipe bomb exploded in a State Forest near Glastonbury on Wednesday. Police will allege the man was seen leaving the site of the explosion, which caused fire and smoke. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred near the intersection of Glastonbury Creek Road and Gympie-Woolooga Road. The fire was extinguished before police arrived about 6:00pm. A police spokesperson s…
Man charged following explosion, Glastonbury (Gympie)
Police have charged a 35-year-old man following an investigation into an explosion at Glastonbury, near Gympie, on 12 August. It will be alleged just before 6pm, police attended the state forest near the intersection of Glastonbury Creek Road and Gympie Woolooga Road after an unknown object had exploded causing a fire and smoke, and a man was seen leaving the scene. The fire was extinguished prior to police arrival and there were no reported inj…
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