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- Explosion injures 18 civilians in Balkh province of Afghanistan
December 17, 2019
An explosion injured at least 18 civilians in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, the security officials said. Adelshah Adel, a spokesaman for the provincial police said an explosives-laden bicycle went off in Mazar-e Sharif city, the provincial capital of Balkh province which injured at least 18 civilians. However, another security official said the explosion wounded at least ...
- Edinburgh: Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion after ‘potentially suspicious item’ found in Holyrood Road
December 17, 2019
A bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion tonight after a potentially suspicious item was found in Holyrood Road this afternoon. Police sealed off part of the road outside the Holyrood 9A pub, between St Mary’s Street and a block of student accommodation. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Police were called at 1;35pm on Tuesday, December ...
- Ukraine: Mine clearance of Kalynivsky Arsenal completed
December 16, 2019
Surface clearance of the technical territory of the 48th arsenal near Kalynivka, Vinnytsia region, is fully completed. The commander of the military unit, Colonel Mykola Batyuk said this, ArmyInform reports. It is noted that the disposal of the remnants of explosive objects that are not subject to transportation has ended. Now a special group of sappers is working on ...
- Explosion causes damage to building in Peristeri, western Athens
December 16, 2019
Police on Monday were seeking the assailants behind an early morning explosion at a two-storey building in Peristeri, western Athens, that caused extensive damage but no injuries. The blast, which occured at 3.20 a.m., appears to have been provoked with a homemade explosive device comprising dynamite. It wreaked damage to the shutters of the ground floor of ...
- Bomb explosion in south Nepal home kills 3
December 15, 2019
Three people, including a police officer, have been killed in a bomb explosion at a house in southern Nepal’s Dhanusha district. The bomb was planted at one Rajesh Shah’s house in Kshireshwarnath Municipality by unknown persons, police said. Police personnel were checking the improvised explosive device when it exploded, officials said. Read more… Source: The Pioneer
- Taipei: Suspected bomb maker detained after gunbattle
December 15, 2019
A man suspected of planting a bomb near the offices of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Houbi District (後壁) chapter in Tainan was arrested yesterday morning in Kaohsiung following an overnight standoff with police. Police said that the suspect, surnamed Wu (吳), was captured on surveillance cameras on Thursday night as he approached the building on ...
- Roads closed after World War Two bomb found near River Thames
December 14, 2019
An unexploded bomb from World War II has been found by a team building a new sewer under the River Thames. Chelsea Embankment is closed after the device was discovered by engineers working on the Tideway Project site this morning. The street was cordoned off between Chelsea Bridge and Royal Hospital Road as emergency services headed to ...
- Five ‘suspected Isis terrorists’ detained in Moscow over ‘plot to attack targets in the Russian capital’
December 14, 2019
Five suspected ISIS terrorists allegedly plotting attacks in the Russian capital have been detained at a major Moscow shopping mall with outlets of Marks & Spencer and Topshop. The suspects were held after a joint FSB security service and police operation in the crowded Evropeisky shopping centre, officials revealed. The alleged cell had reportedly been plotting attacks on a school and ...
- Navy fires EOD unit commander
December 14, 2019
The Navy fired the leader of a California-based explosive ordnance disposal unit Thursday, citing “a loss of confidence in his ability to command.” Cmdr. Sean S. Kido’s relief as head of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 was not due to any misconduct or adverse findings from a command investigation, according to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 spokeswoman Lt. Kara ...
- Cambodia: Mine action authority continues push for mine-free Kingdom by 2025
December 13, 2019
The government and foreign donors have spent about $500 million to clear land mines and war remnants in the Kingdom over the last 20 years, making formerly mine-strewn areas safe for cultivation. Ly Thuch, first vice president of Cambodia Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authorities, revealed the figures yesterday while meeting with representatives of donors, embassies, ...
- Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Open Call for Innovation
December 12, 2019
The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity. What is the Open Call The Open Call competition is one of the competition mechanisms DASA uses to find proposals that address the challenges faced by government stakeholders. ...
- Police in Denmark make arrests over suspected terror plot
December 11, 2019
Police in Denmark have arrested 20 people in connection with suspected preparations for an Islamist terrorist attack. They said several raids were made throughout the country on Wednesday and that suspects were arrested for trying to obtain explosives and firearms. The raids were mounted on the suspicion that several people had been planning an attack, the Danish ...
- Explosion near Bagram military airbase, damages a medical facility
December 11, 2019
A Wednesday morning explosion near Bagram military airbase has badly damaged a medical facility which was under construction, a Resolute Support spokesman told Khaama Press. “Enemy forces conducted an attack on Bargram airfield this morning, targeting a medical facility being constructed to help the Afghan people who live near the base”, RS spokesperson said. The attack was ...
- Hyde Park bomb intended to maim and kill, court told
December 11, 2019
The Hyde Park bomb caused a “significant explosion” and was intended to “maim and kill”, a leading expert has told the High Court. Forensic explosives expert Kim Simpson gave evidence during the first day of a trial in London to determine whether convicted IRA member John Downey is liable for the bombing. Ms Simpson examined evidence from ...
- Russia detains suspected terrorist attack plotter
December 11, 2019
Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained a Russian national suspected of planning a terrorist attack against the authorities of the northwestern city of Murmansk, the service said on Wednesday. The suspect, born in 1983, was detained on Tuesday when he tried to remove an improvised explosive device from a cache, it said in a statement. The detainee ...
- Indian Army gives 10 bomb-sniffing dogs to Bangladesh
December 10, 2019
Twenty more MDDs will be gifted to Bangladesh Army in two batches in April 2020 and October 2020 Indian Army has gifted 10 Mine Detection Dogs (MDDs) to Bangladesh Army as a goodwill gesture. The dogs were handed over at a ceremonial function at Petrapole-Benapole ICP recently, according to Indian High Commission in Dhaka. Twenty more MDDs will ...
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