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Military troops on Thursday recovered four improvised explosive devices (IED) believed to have been assembled by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Basilan. In a statement, Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan Jr., chief of the West Mindanao Command, said the IEDs Read More …
The facility at the Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR) will be 96% self-sustaining and is scheduled for completion by October. The Canine Training Squadron benefitting from the new build is the largest Squadron within DATR. Home to around 200 working Read More …
Construction workers in the southern German city of Mannheim uncovered a 500-kilo (1100-pound) World War II-era aerial bomb, police said in a statement on Thursday. The explosive device, found at a former US military barracks, was defused on the same Read More …
Four people have been killed and 12 are injured after a bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in Pakistan, local authorities have confirmed. The blast happened inside the car park of the Serena hotel in Quetta, southwest Pakistan, on Wednesday, Read More …
Every year on 4th April, the world celebrates the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNMAS, in collaboration with the Congolese Mine Action Coordination Center (CCLAM), celebrated the Read More …
Chhattisgarh police on Wednesday dismissed Maoist allegations regarding an airstrike/drone attack in Gudem village under police station limits of Bijapur. The state police said the Maoists’ claims are totally baseless and an outcome of fear and confusion in the rank Read More …
After scanning the doorway ahead, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) tech dropped to his knees and brought his attention to the loose brown soil in front of him now blurred by out-of-focus night vision goggles. A quick adjustment to the Read More …
Five cute K9s completed training at a Virginia airport on Wednesday. In a social media post, Virginia State Police said “We regret to inform you there will be no peanut butter biscuits available from the snack cart today, your dedicated Read More …
A man has been arrested after a bomb attack on an off-duty police officer in Northern Ireland six years ago. The 33-year-old man was detained by gardai on Tuesday morning on suspicion of attempting to murder a police officer and Read More …
A powerful blast rocked Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Tuesday night. A security source told TOLOnews that the blast occurred as a result of a suicide bombing that targeted a convoy of the Afghan intelligence agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS)–at Read More …
There have been “gentle steps forward” in the effort to repair the war cemetery in Mosul, following years of ISIS occupation. Iraq’s second-largest city spent three years under Islamic State’s brutal rule and many of its buildings were destroyed, including Read More …
An explosive device exploded on Tuesday on the road between the towns of Jassim and Inkhil in the western sector of Daraa countryside, injuring two children, according to what was reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Recently, the Read More …
A device has been discovered under the car of a serving PSNI officer near a property in Dungiven in County Londonderry. The First Minister Arlene Foster has condemned the “terrorists” who targetted the officer. “I have spoken to the police Read More …
11 states and 21 vessels with diving squads are participating in the Open Spirit 2021 NATO mine countermeasures (MCM) operation launched in Estonian waters on Monday. The main area of operation in this year’s MCM mission is the Gulf of Read More …
Indian Head, Maryland, – Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Department conducted its third annual EOD Threat Expo at the Stump Neck Annex, April 13-15. The threat expo is the second in a Read More …
In order to strengthen the detection of threats by explosives in public areas and critical infrastructures within the EU member states, a consortium created and led by Palmyra Aviation Advisors, and including CoESS, has been awarded a project grant to Read More …
A top military commander and a soldier were killed on Saturday in a roadside bomb targets a Somali military vehicle, witnesses said. The explosion occurred near Gololey village, which is located between Balad and Jowhar. The blast killed Yasin Abdi Read More …
A bomb explosion in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, has killed at least two people and seriously injured another on Sunday afternoon, City’s police said. Addis Ababa police Commission said the explosion occurred today in an open area located in front Read More …
The engineering teams of ANP following point-to-point search operations, managed to discover and defuse 13 IEDs in Jabul Saraj district of Parwan & Zaranj City of Nimruz. The engineering teams of ANP following point-to-point search operations, managed to discover & Read More …
Three policemen were killed a explosive-laden vehicle targeted an outpost in western province of Herat. The incident happened in the Bazarakarea of Zinda Jan district on Friday evening, and was followed by Taliban attacks on the district from three positions. Read More …