Toronto Union Station ‘coughing’ incident leaves commuters with more burning questions than answers

During a Sunday evening commute at Union Station, a Reddit user reported feeling a burning sensation in their mouth before beginning to cough. “Within 30 seconds around 20 people were coughing or covering their mouth and trying to get out Read More …

Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts disable Kh-69 warhead in Kyiv

Bomb disposal experts from the SES’s Interregional Humanitarian Demining and Rapid Response Centre thoroughly examined the area and retrieved the warhead of a high-precision Kh-69 missile. As this is a new weapon, it took longer for the SES specialists to Read More …

Cambodia: His Majesty the King visits and presents royal gifts to CMAC staff

His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, visited and donated royal gifts to CMAC staff throughout the country. The Royal Ceremony was held at the Technical Institute for Mine Action, located in Kampong Chhnang City, Kampong Read More …

Russia: FSB detains Tambov resident for plotting terrorist attack on court buildings

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a resident of the city of Tambov for plotting to blow up areas adjacent to the regional court and the arbitration court, the FSB said in a statement. “The FSB, working jointly with Read More …

California Highway Patrol introduces 8 new canine teams

Eight new canine teams were introduced during a CHP ceremony in West Sacramento on Friday. The dogs will be used for various tasks, including detecting human scent, contraband, and explosives across the state. The graduates consist of five Patrol and Read More …

Pakistan: Two key TTP terrorists killed in Rawalpindi

The Counter-Terrorism Department of Rawalpindi killed on Sunday two key terrorists of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an Intelligence-based operation (IBO). Action against the militants was taken upon a tip-off. The terrorists opened fire on CTD personnel and were Read More …

Sri Lanka: NE to be mine-free in three years – NMAC

Sri Lanka Director of the National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) and the Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing W. S. Sathyananda has assured the international community that the ongoing mine clearing operations will reach a successful conclusion Read More …

Uganda: Army, police recover four explosives in Kampala

A joint security team on Saturday morning recovered at least four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at Kwata zone, Komamboga Parish, Kawempe Division in Kampala City. Also recovered are mobile phones and magazines of a nine-millimetre pistol, according to the UPDF Read More …

UK: Restaurant car park shut after hand grenade found in Staffordshire

Sections of the Miller & Carter steakhouse car park in Cannock have been shut following reports a hand grenade was found nearby. Army explosive ordnance disposal experts launched an investigation after the discovery in Lichfield Road, Cannock just before 12:30 Read More …

Nigeria: Security agencies kill suspected IPOB bomb expert in Imo state

Combined security agencies have killed a suspected bomb expert of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Nigeria’s South-east. The spokesperson of the Nigerian army, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday Read More …

Syria: Two SAA soldiers killed by IED explosion in Hama Desert

A member of the Damascus Forces was killed as a result of his wounds he sustained today following the explosion of an explosive device planted by ISIS mercenaries on the Athreya-Khanaser road in the Hama desert, coinciding with the passage Read More …

DR Congo: At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on displacement camps in North Kivu

At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Friday’s explosions Read More …

Iraq: UN mine clearance worker fatally injured in Mosul mine clearing ops

Tragedy struck in Batnaia, Tal Kaif, Mosul, as a United Nations Mine Action Services (UNMAS) employee lost their life in the line of duty while clearing mines, the United Nations in Iraq reports. The fatal incident occurred when a mine Read More …

African Lion 24 features forensics IED simulation in Bizerte, Tunisia

Members of the U.S. Forensic Exploitation Department based at the Djibouti Joint Theater Forensic Analysis Center, run a simulated improvised explosive device scenario with the Tunisian Armed Forces during exercise African Lion 2024 (AL24) in Bizerte, Tunisia, May 3, 2024. Read More …

Crimea Bridge Explosion Caused by Equivalent to 10 Tons of TNT

The main bridge linking the Russian mainland to annexed Crimea was blown up in October 2022 using an improvised explosive device with a power equivalent to 10 tons of TNT, a Russian newspaper has reported. “The group members, at an Read More …

Pakistan: Three killed in Khuzdar bomb blast

The Khuzdar city of Balochistan was rocked by a devastating explosion in the Chamrok area, killing three people on Friday. One of the deceased, Maulana Mengal was the provincial deputy emir of the JUI-F, as per the police, and was going Read More …

Cambodia: M-82 aerial bomb rendered safe in Kampong Cham province

A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s expert team has found another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Kampong Cham province, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC’s director-general Heng Ratana said the MK-82 aerial bomb, weighing around 230kg, had been Read More …

Pakistan: After lull in March, militant attacks rise by 38pc in April

The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) on Wednesday unveiled its monthly security assessment report, revealing that after a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once more in April 2024, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly its Read More …

Protecting Civilians from the Risk of Explosive Ordnance in the Gaza conflict

Delivering humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged people of Gaza is a life-threatening task. No humanitarian aid can be delivered unless the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) assesses the risk of explosive remnants of war, and supports humanitarian convoys by avoiding Read More …