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Latest News
- Pakistan: Terrorist held for planting two IEDs
October 18, 2026
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have arrested a suspect, who had allegedly planted two high-intensity explosive devices on a road in the suburbs of Bahawalpur city. According to CTD ...
- Canada: Seven dead, dozens injured in explosion and fire at CFB Wainwright
October 18, 2026
At least seven people are dead and dozens more left injured from an explosion and fire at the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, according to multiple military sources. The explosion was caused ...
- Pakistan: 11 kg bomb defused in Peshawar’s Yakatoot area
October 17, 2026
The police’s Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an 11-kilogramme explosive device here on Friday, police said. The police called the BDS personnel following information about a bomb lying in the densely ...
- Iran: Tanker exploded after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz
October 17, 2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported. The report ...
- Bangladesh: Eight crude bombs recovered in Jashore town
October 17, 2026
Members of Special Response Battalion-6 (SRB-6) recovered eight crude bombs during a raid in Jashore town early today. The explosives were recovered from the Shankarpur Balir Math area around 1:00am. Lieutenant ...
- Syria: Army engineer killed, another seriously wounded while carrying out mine-clearance
October 17, 2026
A soldier from the Syrian Arab Army’s Military Engineering Directorate was martyred and another seriously wounded while carrying out mine-clearance duties in the Tanf area of eastern Homs countryside on ...
- France: Limoges city hall set on fire, 1,200 arrested
October 17, 2026
Rioting erupted in cities across France on Saturday as protests over rising living costs spiraled into some of the worst violence the country has seen in decades. The city hall ...
- Ethiopia: New safety net framework prohibits public works in mine-risk zones without clearance
October 17, 2026
Public works under Ethiopia’s sixth Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP 6) will be ineligible for financing and implementation in areas confirmed or suspected to contain unexploded ordnance or landmines until ...
- Albania: Protesters hurled rocks, petrol bombs, flares and fireworks at police in Tirana
October 17, 2026
Clashes broke out near the Albanian prime minister’s office in the capital, Tirana, on Saturday as anti-government riots entered a fifth day. Protesters hurled rocks, petrol bombs, flares and fireworks at ...
- Morocco: Police find explosive-making materials on ISIS-affiliated suspect arrested in Tangier
October 16, 2026
Morocco’s National Police (DGSN) and the General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) said on Friday that forensic tests found chemicals used in making explosives among items seized from a suspected ...
- Afghanistan: ANDMA declares Bamiyan cleared of mines, unexploded ordnance
October 16, 2026
Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said nearly 85 million square meters of contaminated land in the central province had been cleared between 1990 and 2026. The areas had been ...
- Alakai Defense Systems Introduces Argos Handheld Deep UV Raman Standoff Detector to the International Counter-IED Community
October 16, 2026
PRESS RELEASE • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Argos identifies explosives, homemade explosives and other chemical threats without contact at up to 15 meters with results in seconds. TAMPA BAY, Florida, USA — October ...
- Northern Ireland: Residents evacuated after reported explosion at north Belfast house
October 16, 2026
A number of people have been evacuated in a security alert in north Belfast after reports of an explosion at a house. The incident is said to have occurred in the ...
- Netherlands: Extremely explosive Cobra 20 fireworks bombs found in Utrecht garage
October 15, 2026
Police discovered nearly 50 powerful explosive fireworks in a basement storage unit under an apartment building in Utrecht’s Overvecht district. The devices contained approximately 10 kilograms of flash powder combined ...
