Australia

Casualties

In March 2022, there was one incident of explosive weapon use recorded in Australia, which resulted in the injury of one civilian. There were no armed-actor casualties from explosive weapon use recorded in Australia in March.

On 24 March 2022, a man was injured by the detonation of an improvised explosive device that he found in front of his home in Kingston, Queensland. 

Sources: ABC, Brisbane Times

Casualties

In January 2022, there were no recorded civilian casualties of explosive weapon use in Australia. There was one recorded incident of explosive weapon use on 22 January 2022, when a man was killed by an explosive vest he was wearing in Hallam, Victoria.

Sources: 7News, NZ Herald