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- Thief robs Pennsylvania gun shop, leaves behind homemade bomb
May 25, 2020
A thief fled a Pennsylvania gun shop after stealing firearms and leaving a homemade bomb. It happened Wednesday at the Pickerel Inn near Dingmans Ferry. Six guns were stolen in the robbery, Pennsylvania State Police said, according to WNEP-TV. The thief was wearing a black mask and a camo tactical vest, and threatened the owners of the shop with a gun when they tried ...
- Two regional IS leaders killed in Syria: CENTCOM
May 24, 2020
US-led coalition forces and their Kurdish allies the Syrian Democratic Forces killed two regional Islamic State group leaders in a raid in eastern Syria this week, US Central Command announced on Friday. Ahmad ‘Isa Ismail al-Zawi and Ahmad ‘Abd Muhammad Hasan al-Jughayfi were killed in the May 17 joint raid on an IS position in Deir ...
- Security experts worry about hand sanitizers on aircraft
May 24, 2020
Back in 1987, a liquor bottle filled with explosives and placed in a carry-on bag in an overhead bin helped terrorists crash a South Korean airliner. All 115 on board died. Then, in 1994, Al-Qaeda member Ramzi Yousef, architect of the first World Trade Center bombing, detonated liquid nitroglycerin that he had taken on board a ...
- Russia: FSB terminates case against teen, who brought bomb to agency’s office and died in blast
May 24, 2020
Investigators of the Federal Security Service (FSB) have terminated a criminal case against a 17-year-old boy, who brought an explosive device to the agency’s regional office and died when it exploded, a law enforcement source told TASS. “FSB investigators carried out a thorough investigation as part of the terrorism case launched against the teenager. Investigators received ...
- Somalia security remains volatile with 1,086 attacks recorded in four months
May 23, 2020
The security situation in Somalia remained volatile, with 1086 attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked militant recorded in the past four months of the year, according to a new report by the United Nations Secretary General released to the Security Council this week. “Al-Shabaab significantly increased its mortar attacks in Mogadishu… with 235 incidents in January, 274 in February, ...
- UK: Sussex Police arrest man, 30, for possessing explosives
May 22, 2020
A man, 30, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an ‘explosive substance’ after a bomb disposal squad raided a Brighton flat today. Police arrested the man, of no fixed address, after several containers suspected to hold petrol were discovered inside a flat. He was arrested on suspicion of possession of an explosive substance for an unlawful ...
- US Navy Releases RFP for Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
May 22, 2020
The Navy this week released a request for proposals for a Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV) that is meant to streamline two existing unmanned systems into a single open architecture UUV. The RFP is for the design, development, test, and production of the MUUV, and the Navy notes it may award multiple contracts for this program. Today the explosive ...
- Czechia: Home-Made Bomb Explodes In Man’s Bag At Brno Tram Stop
May 22, 2020
“The senior ended up with injuries in the care of surgeons in the hospital. It was fortunate that nobody else was injured in such a busy place. The scene of the incident between the tram islands was closed to pedestrians. Traffic in an important public transport hub was not disrupted,” said South Moravian Police Department ...
- Police Scotland: Man arrested over bomb attack on off-duty officer in Co Londonderry
May 21, 2020
A man has been arrested in Scotland after a bomb attack on an off-duty police officer in Northern Ireland five years ago. He was detained in Glasgow on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of explosives with intent to endanger life. The suspect, 35, was held by Police Scotland officers in connection with the incident in ...
- Eight Soldiers Killed in Pakistan’s Restive Balochistan Province
May 21, 2020
Seven Pakistani troops were killed by a roadside bomb and an eighth was shot dead by militants in separate May 19 attacks in the southwestern province of Balochistan near Iran, the Pakistani military says. “Seven soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled IED [improvised explosive ...
- May 21, Anti-Terrorism Day: Throwback to five terror attacks that shook India
May 21, 2020
Anti-Terrorism Day is observed to mark the death anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated on this day in 1991. “So many nations have suffered due to terrorism. Terrorism is not a challenge to a nation, it’s a challenge to humanity.” – Prime Minister Narendra Modi On May 21, 1991, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi ...
- Children, women among 12 killed, wounded in Taliban IED attack in Zabul
May 20, 2020
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Taliban militants, ripped through a civilian vehicle in Zabul province, killing or wounding at least 12 civilians. Tariq Arian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said the Taliban militants had planted an Improvised Explosive Device on a roadside in Mizan district of Zabul. According to Arian, the bomb ...
- Nigeria: 2 soldiers killed in terrorists ambush in Yobe
May 20, 2020
The Defence Headquarters said two soldiers have been killed in an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED), explosion planted by the Boko Haram terrorists along Buni-Gari in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Three soldiers were said to have sustained injuries in the explosion while a recovery truck, one troops carrying vehicle and a water tanker that ...
- UK: Terror suspects could face indefinite curbs under new legislation
May 20, 2020
Court orders restricting the movements of suspected terrorists could be renewed indefinitely under new legislation unveiled by the government. The bill would lower the standard of proof to impose the orders, known as TPims, and remove the current two-year limit that applies to them. Suspects would also have to register all electronic devices at their home address. Read ...
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