- Philippines: 3 children, 85-year-old woman die in Isabela blast
October 4, 2026
Three children, including an eight-year-old boy, and an 85-year-old woman died, while two other minors were wounded when an unidentified explosive device went off in Sitio Raniag, Barangay Sinamar, Roxas, Isabela, at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, police said. The two other minors, all residents of the village, were brought to the Manuel A. ...
- Sudan police step up clearance of war debris, unexploded shells in Khartoum
October 4, 2026
Sudanese security authorities have disposed of more than 12,000 unexploded shells and collected thousands of wrecked vehicles across Khartoum State, the interior ministry said on Saturday, as part of an effort to restore order in the capital. Interior Minister Babikir Samra Mustafa chaired a high-level security meeting to review the redeployment of military formations outside the ...
- Canadian Forces hold explosive training exercise in Angus this week
October 4, 2026
The Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot in Angus will be the host location for an exercise this week. From October 5-9, the depot is hosting Exercise Cunning Pine 2026. It’s a collaborative Explosive Device Ordinance Disposal (EOD) exercise between police and Borden responders. There will be multiple controlled explosions of various sizes on October 6, 7, and 8th, including ...
- Iraq: Two soldiers killed by ISIS-era explosive in Nineveh
October 4, 2026
Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Sunday after an improvised explosive device left behind by ISIS militants detonated during a search and inspection operation in Nineveh province, Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said. The incident occurred north of the Rawa desert in southern Nineveh while army units were carrying out field operations, according ...
- Cambodia: Nearly 198,000 sq m of demined land handed over to Koh Kong community
October 4, 2026
Nearly 198,000 square metres of previously mine-contaminated land in Koh Pao village, Pak Khlang commune, Koh Kong province, have been handed over to the local community following successful clearance under the Quick Impact Project (QIP) “Landmine Clearance in Koh Pao Village, Pak Khlang Commune, Koh Kong Province of Cambodia.” The handover ceremony was held in Koh ...
- Nigeria: Troops foil Boko Haram IED plot in Borno, arrest 2 suspected kidnappers in Kaduna
October 3, 2026
Nigerian troops have thwarted an alleged attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Maiduguri-Damboa highway in Borno State, while troops conducting a separate operation in Kaduna State arrested two suspected kidnappers. The incidents occurred on Friday as security forces sustained operations against insurgents and criminal elements across the two states. In ...
- Suspect in FlyDubai incident was previously identified as security risk
October 3, 2026
The co-pilot of the FlyDubai plane who allegedly attacked the plane’s captain and attempted to crash a flight bound for Israel on Wednesday is an Omani national who was previously suspended from flying by Oman Air after being identified as a security risk, according to senior intelligence and law enforcement officials. Multiple sources familiar with the ...
- UK: Anti-Ulez activist jailed for 15 years after blowing up camera with homemade bomb
October 2, 2026
A man has been jailed after deliberately blowing up a Ulez camera in London, with a judge stating that it was done with a “terrorism connection”. Kevin Rees, 63, was identified as being responsible for blowing up an Ultra Low Emission Zone camera in South East London on December 6, 2023. Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London ...
- UK: Two men charged with suspected terror plot targeting Jewish Community in Manchester
October 2, 2026
Two men have been charged with terrorism offences following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Salam Ahmadyan 36 (05.03.1990) of Liverpool and Rahman Salehi 34 (28.10.1991) of Salford, both Iranian nationals, were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, 20 September. Following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution ...
- Cambodia: Alert sounded as floodwaters sweep up buried explosives
October 1, 2026
Mine clearance officials have warned people in flood-affected areas of new dangers from unexploded explosive ordnance and landmines. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) called on authorities to take intensive measures after the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology’s reported the potential flooding caused by Bavi T2609 and Haishen T2611 storms. Explosive ordnance has ...
- UK: Man arrested after police uncovered ‘suspicious substances and items’ at a property
October 1, 2026
Hundreds of families in Weston-super-Mare were forced to evacuate overnight after police uncovered “some suspicious substances and items” at a property. Some 153 households were ordered to leave the area around Becket Road on Wednesday evening as the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) raced to probe the items recovered. Avon and Somerset Police said the discovery came ...
- Nigeria, US deepen military ties on counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing
October 1, 2026
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening military relations with the United States, particularly in counter-terrorism operations. Musa made the remarks on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving Major General Matthew Brown, Commander of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), who was on an official working visit to ...
- UK: Heathrow’s £1 billion scanner upgrade failed to end the 100ml liquid rule nationwide
October 1, 2026
Your hand-luggage liquid limit began as an emergency response to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot — a plan to detonate liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks on UK-to-North-America flights. Nearly two decades on, the rule remains the UK baseline because the next-generation scanners meant to retire it have repeatedly missed their deadlines. Heathrow only lifted the ...
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