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The explosion of a car bomb outside a community police station in the town of Coahuayana, Michoacán, on Saturday killed six people, including at least three police officers. Michoacán Attorney General Carlos Torres Piña reported on Sunday that the death Read More …
A call to a domestic assault has today led to the conviction of an 18-year-old man, who had spent years manufacturing a collection of weapons from his bedroom. Today, Sakhile Ntsele, 18 (10.01.2007) of Wandsworth Road, SW8 has been convicted Read More …
The integration of unmanned systems into crime is already here, and we have to ask ourselves how criminals and terrorists might use drones and robots some years from now. Just as the internet and smartphones presented significant opportunities as well Read More …
A number of homes were evacuated following the discovery of a pipe-bomb in West Belfast. Emergency services are currently at the scene in the Areema Drive area of Dunmurry. A pSNI spokesperson said: “Our officers attended the scene, along with Read More …
Worldwide, the demand for advanced equipment that provides protection against chemical and biological weapons is growing. Despite international treaties prohibiting the development, production and use of such weapons, incidents involving their deployment continue to occur. TNO’s Defence, Safety & Security Read More …
After more than two weeks in captivity, 100 students kidnapped from their school in Nigeria have been released. On November 21, more than 300 hundred people, most of them students, were abducted from St Mary’s School in Papiri, in northern Read More …
Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbour Cambodia today, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption of fighting on their disputed border which killed a Thai soldier. After Cambodian troops fired on Thai forces Read More …
Security forces foiled an attempt to target Jaffar Express by recovering a bomb planted on a railway track in Nasirabad district on Saturday. Police officials said unidentified individuals had planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the track in the Read More …
Local sources reported on Saturday that two government military officers and two soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unidentified gunmen detonated in Hadramawt governorate, southeastern Yemen. The explosion struck a military vehicle while it was Read More …
The Twenty-Second Meeting of State Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention) held in Geneva, Switzerland on Dec. 1-5, officially approved Cambodia’s request for a third extension — covering the period 2026-2030 — to complete the clearance and Read More …
AUSSOM Head Amb. El Hadji Diene joined global leaders at the Doha Forum to push for predictable, coordinated international support for Somalia’s security, stabilization, and state-building efforts under the new AU-led mission He also highlighted essential enabling capabilities needed for Read More …
Japan and the U.N. Development Program recently supplied 15 sets of protective suits and helmets to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service to support the clearance of mines and unexploded ordnance. The U.S.-made suits, weighing approximately 38 kilograms and costing about $25,000 Read More …
ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. — Airmen from the 377th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight partnered with the Pueblo of Isleta in October to safely identify and neutralize 115, WWII and Cold War-era military munitions discovered on tribal land. This marks a significant Read More …
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to have been planted in the bush by Boko Haram terrorists, has killed four children in a border community of Banki in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the Police Command, Read More …
Mines and unexploded ordnance are an inevitable consequence of armed conflict. More than 60 countries worldwide, including Armenia, must clear their territories of these hazards. In total, over 43 million square meters in Armenia require demining. This situation stems from Read More …
The FBI arrested a Virginia man on Thursday in its almost five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. The bureau believes the man, 30-year-old Read More …
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Palm Bay Police Department, the DEA, ATF, and several federal task force partners, announced the arrest of 26-year-old Maxwell Horvath after a major operation uncovered an extensive cache of illegal weapons, explosive Read More …
Myanmar has for the second consecutive year recorded the world’s highest number of landmine casualties (2,029), which is double the total reported for the preceding year. Syria had the second highest number of casualties (1,015), followed by Afghanistan (624) and Read More …
A decomposed body and several explosives were discovered inside a home following an hours-long standoff with a man who had barricaded himself in the residence and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement in Connecticut, according to authorities. Stamford Police responded to Read More …
Jakarta, Indonesia — SmartRayVision is proud to announce the successful sale and deployment of fourteen (14) advanced portable X-ray systems to the Indonesia National Police. This milestone further strengthens SmartRayVision’s global presence and supports ongoing efforts to enhance public safety Read More …