UK: Controlled explosion near County Durham beach after unexploded ordnance found

A controlled explosion was carried out at a County Durham beach as an unexploded ordnance was found. Durham Police were called at about 5.20pm on Thursday (May 7) following reports of an unexploded ordnance on waste land close to the Read More …

Colombia: Explosive-Laden Drone of Unknown Origin Crashes Near Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport

A drone loaded with explosives and of unknown origin crashed without causing damage a few days ago near Bogotá’s El Dorado international airport and the adjoining Catam military base, the Colombian Aerospace Force (FAC, in Spanish) reported Thursday. The commander Read More …

Ukraine: Two suspects in custody after vehicle targeted by IED explosion in Dnipro

On May 7, around 7:30 AM, a parked vehicle belonging to a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exploded in the Soborny district of Dnipro. According to the investigation, two residents of the Samariivskyi district, aged 21 and 22, Read More …

Lebanon: Three IDF soldiers wounded in two separate incidents

Two soldiers were moderately wounded, and an additional soldier was severely wounded in two separate incidents involving explosive drones launched by Hezbollah, the IDF confirmed on Friday. In the first incident, an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah fell in Israeli Read More …

Nigeria: Troops recover, destroy four IEDs in Borno

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 202 Battalion, working alongside an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, have recovered and safely destroyed four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted along a roadside in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources disclosed Read More …

Pakistan: Quadcopter attack in KP’s Bannu injures 8, including women

Islamabad – The Bannu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province witnessed a serious security incident on Friday night, resulting in the injury of eight people, including women. A powerful explosion occurred after a “suicide” Quad-copter drone crashed in the heart of Read More …

Greece: Explosive-laden drone vessel discovered off Lefkada disarmed by specialists

The discovery of a drone vessel off Lefkada by fishermen yesterday is developing into a thriller, as it soon became clear that the unmanned craft carried special sensors, antennas, and advanced communications equipment. According to information from Protothema.gr, the drone Read More …

Nigeria: A wave of coordinated attacks hit Borno, Zamfara and Plateau states

At least 11 persons have been confirmed dead following a wave of coordinated attacks involving terrorists and armed gunmen in Borno, Zamfara, and Plateau states, with several others injured in the separate incidents. In Borno State, two soldiers were killed Read More …

Baltic nations seek more NATO defence as drone hits Latvian oil tanks

The Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) have told Latvian Television that two drones have crashed in Latvia’s eastern Latgale region overnight. The precise crash sites have yet to be specified, but early on the morning of Thursday, May 7th, airspace threat alerts were issued Read More …

The UK renews £1.6M for Cambodia mine action

Thousands of Cambodian farming families will live and work more safely as the UK renews its commitment to mine action in Cambodia, now in its fourth decade of support with an estimated total contribution of £65 million (over USD 85 Read More …

Michigan man sentenced to 20 years in prison after having been convicted of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and possessing a destructive device

DETROIT — A Michigan man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison after having been convicted by a jury last year on two charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, Read More …

Ukraine: Glass cobwebs in the fields, why fibre optics can be a problem for demining

A new anthropogenic landscape is forming along the front line, saturated with everything possible: debris, mines, unexploded ordnance, and toxic waste. Fiber optics from drones are also on this list. Millions of kilometers of thin cables litter Ukrainian lands and Read More …

Northern Ireland: Teenager among three people arrested over Lurgan police station car bomb attack

Three people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested in connection with the investigation into an attack on a police station in Northern Ireland in March. The device, which was the size of a briefcase, had been placed in the Read More …

UNODC supports Togo to raise awareness on the risks of the use of IEDs components and SALW for terrorist purposes

Over the past decade, West Africa has experienced an unprecedented escalation of terrorist threats, particularly in fragile border areas where terrorist groups exploit socio-economic vulnerabilities and porous borders. In northern Togo, several incursions and armed attacks have been attributed to Read More …

CBRN Defense Regiment “Valencia” No. 1 trains in a radioactive environment in Exercise Hades 26

Personnel from the 1st CBRN Company, of the CBRN Defense Regiment (RDNBQ) “Valencia” No. 1, conducted Exercise Hades 26 at the facilities of the Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Center (CIEMAT) in Madrid at the end of April. Personnel from Read More …

Missouri: Suspect arrested after improvised explosive device explosion Monday in Odessa

A suspect is in custody following an explosion Monday in Odessa, Missouri, caused by an improvised explosive device. On Monday morning, first responders were dispatched to the 200 block of E. Otway Street in Odessa on reports of a natural Read More …

UK: Explosion which killed two ”caused by hand grenade set off by ex”

Two people died after a house explosion in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, on Sunday morning, with three others including a child injured and later released from hospital. Reports now say it was caused by a man setting off a grenade Read More …

New Jersey: Police from across country compete in ‘Super Bowl of K-9s’ in Atlantic City

More than 100 elite police K-9 teams from across the country are in Atlantic City this week, competing in a national event that’s also helping them prepare for major security operations tied to large crowds this summer. The U.S. Police Read More …

Chad: Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region

Boko Haram militants have killed 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region, Chad’s armed forces said Tuesday. The region has long been threatened by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant group, which is known Read More …

India: Wild elephant injured after stepping on a suspected Maoists’ IED in Saranda forest

Believe it or not, an IED (Improvised Explosive Device),a “homemade” bomb, concealed in debris, dirt and under a mud -road to ambush convoys of security forces by the Maoists, has reportedly caused serious injury to a wild elephant in Saranda Read More …