- Nigeria recorded 1,934 IED attacks
June 3, 2026
The International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, has disclosed that Nigeria recorded 1,934 incidents involving Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, between 2017 and 2024, with the North-East accounting for the majority of attacks. Interpol also revealed that neighbouring Cameroon recorded a 421 per cent increase in IED attacks between 2024 and 2025, resulting in 99 casualties in 2025 ...
- UK: Beach cordoned off as bomb squad called out to Mablethorpe
June 2, 2026
A cordon was set up at Mablethorpe Beach after the bomb squad was called to a potential unexploded item. The item was identified and believed to be a 60cm two-inch mortar. Read more… Source: LincolnshireLive News Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox Related:
- Thailand: Bangkok rubbish workers alert police after finding grenade
June 2, 2026
Police are investigating after an active grenade was found outside a bank in the Bang Khun Non area of Bangkok this morning, June 2. Officers from Bang Khun Non Police Station and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units were called to the scene at roughly 7.30am. Police found an MK 2 grenade mixed with rubbish beside the road. Officers immediately secured ...
- Indonesia: Suspected World War II ordnance explodes, five dead
June 1, 2026
A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom on Sunday afternoon, emitting a ball of flames followed by a thick smoke column, according to ...
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