Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities

Millions of foreign fans are expected to descend across the country for the World Cup, with the US hosting 78 matches across 11 cities and countless more fan hubs and related events peppered throughout the country. Separate federal agencies, including Read More …

Utah: Bomb squad responds to ‘suspicious bottle’ with possible explosives near Wasatch County Library

HEBER, Utah — The Wasatch County Library was closed and a bomb squad was called in from Salt Lake City after a suspicious bottle was found Saturday morning. Heber City Police said someone called them about a bottle near the library, Read More …

UK: Porthcawl beach evacuated for controlled explosion

Bomb disposal specialists detonated unexploded ordnance on a Welsh beach on Saturday afternoon. Rest Bay in Porthcawl was cordoned off to the public as the dramatic incident played out. It is understood a number of devices were found in the garden of Read More …

Pakistan: 2 dead, several injured in suicide attack near mosque in K-P’s Lakki Marwat

A child and an adult were killed while several others were injured in a suicide attack near a mosque in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat, according to Rescue 1122. A preliminary details suggested the attacker was attempting to enter the mosque during Friday prayer but Read More …

Israel: IDF officer seriously wounded by Jenin IED blast

Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were wounded, including an officer who was seriously hurt, during a counter-terrorism raid in Jenin, northern Samaria, the military said on Thursday. An explosive device detonated during the operation, seriously wounding the officer and lightly Read More …

Northern Ireland: Car torched as petrol bombs and bricks thrown during second night of riots

Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim’s family said they were “disgusted” by the disorder. Police were pelted with bricks and petrol bombs by balaclava-clad rioters in Read More …

Ohio: TSA officers discover prohibited replicas of explosive devices at airport security checkpoints

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at two Ohio airports discovered prohibited replicas of explosive devices at the security checkpoint during routine screening in one week. A training aid anti-tank mine was discovered at Dayton International Airport on Read More …

UK: Preston man, 34, arrested under Explosives Act in Ingol

A 34-year-old man charged after explosives were found at a property in Preston has made his first court appearance. David Rutherford, 34, of Tag Croft, Preston, who is also known as Kaylee Rutherford, appeared before magistrates in Preston on Friday, June 5, charged with possession Read More …

Afghanistan: Artillery shell explosion in Paktika kills seven

The Taliban’s police command in Paktika says that seven people, including five children, were killed and four other children injured in the explosion of an artillery shell in Barmal district of the province. In a statement, the command said that Read More …

Nigeria: One killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosion

Barely one month after a similar incident claimed six lives, a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) has exploded along the Anka-Bagega road in Zamfara, killing one person and injuring seven others. The explosion occurred in the early hours of Tuesday Read More …

Cyprus: Alleged Hamas cell dismantled in Cyprus and Greece

Authorities in Cyprus and Greece are investigating what they believe is an alleged Hamas-linked network operating across the eastern Mediterranean, following the arrest of a 37-year-old Palestinian man in Crete and the detention of four Palestinian suspects in Cyprus. Asked Read More …

United Kingdom: ‘Suspicious items’ uncovered at two homes in Fallowfield

Police have confirmed two incidents involving reports of ‘suspicious items’ in Fallowfield are being treated as linked. Emergency crews and bomb disposal experts first descended on Abram Close on Saturday evening (June 6) after a suspicious item was discovered in a front garden. Read More …

Ukraine: IAEA oversees mine-clearing ahead of power line repairs at Zaporizhzhia

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday began monitoring mine-clearing operations near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, a key step required before repairs can start on a vital external power line, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Monday. Read More …

India: Security forces seize huge explosive cache, destroy pressure cooker IEDs in Dantewada

A major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district has dealt another blow to Maoist networks, with security forces recovering a large cache of explosives, weapons-related materials and insurgent equipment while successfully neutralising multiple improvised explosive devices hidden deep inside a Read More …

Romania: Sea drone explodes in Black Sea port ‌of Constanta

A sea drone self-destructed near an oil terminal in Romania’s Black Sea port ‌of Constanta on Friday, without causing casualties, as Ukraine said Russia jammed the vessel causing it to drift off course. The explosion was the second major incident Read More …

India: Three held for hurling bombs at residence of Paradip municipality chairman

Police on Wednesday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the crude bomb attack on the residence of the Paradip municipality chairman last week. The accused are Trilochan Pradhan (23) of Brundaban Colony, Soumyaranjan Palai (24) and Siddhant Biswal Read More …

Yemen: Child Killed, Another Injured in Landmine Explosion Northeast of Sana’a

A 15-year-old boy was killed and another seriously injured in a landmine explosion in Nihm district, northeast of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, underscoring the persistent dangers posed by mines in rural areas. Human Rights Witness said in a statement Wednesday that Read More …