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Police in Lapland said that a bomb which detonated beneath a vehicle rented by the Border Guard in the border city of Tornio early Tuesday was not suspected to be linked to terrorism. The explosion took place in the city’s Read More …
Bomb disposal experts have been in Gloucester this morning after a possible WW2 bomb was found in a field. A metal detector enthusiast made the unusual discovery in a field between Brookthorpe and Harescombe last night. An army bomb disposal Read More …
DASA launches competition to find and develop new technology to screen people, possessions, goods, vehicles, areas and buildings The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a £2.8 million competition to find state of the art and technological solutions for Read More …
At least 12 people close to Mahbubullah Ghafari, a former member of the provincial council of Baghlan, were killed in a roadside mine blast in the province on Wednesday morning, Ghafari confirmed. The incident happened in the Chashmaye Shir area, Read More …
The Minot police department and bomb squad responded to a report of an explosion around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, that occurred outside of a home in the southeast part of the city. No one was injured, and no one Read More …
A Malayali ISIS terrorist had led the team that attacked the prison in Afghanistan on Sunday, say reports. According to Intelligence Bureau sources, Kasaragod native KP Ijaz led the fierce attack in a prison at the eastern Afghan city of Read More …
State forces on Tuesday detected and diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) on Srinagar-Baramulla road in north Kashmir, police said. Army personnel found the IED by the roadside at Hamrey in Pattan area of Baramulla district around 5 am, a Read More …
A huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the centre of Beirut killed more than 25 people, injured over 2,500 others and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse. Officials Read More …
Cambodia will bolster its demining force by 2,000 men and women and deploy a broad strategy to clear the country of all land mines and unexploded ordnance by 2025 with the backing of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Australia, Read More …
Police are investigating a fire bomb attack at the home of a Kensington and Chelsea councillor. Ian Henderson was not at home when two bottles of hand sanitiser wrapped in cloth were set alight and pushed through his letterbox. The Read More …
Media reports say a suicide bombing attack killed at least four people, including the bomber at a Mogadishu restaurant, which is popular with security forces and government workers. Several others were injured in Monday’s attack on the Lul Yamani restaurant, Read More …
MANAMA, Bahrain — The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and U.S. Navy are conducting Resolute Union (RU) 20, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and maritime security operations bilateral military exercise being held from 27 July to 9 August. RU20 is the Read More …
Bomb squad experts are in a quiet Hull street after a “suspicious package” was found in a garden. Police and ambulance crews are also in Ramsgate Close, Hull, where residents have been evacuated for their safety. Those living from Whitstable Read More …
Combining the data from a multitude of geophysics sensors across the globe could enable automated monitoring for low-yield nuclear detonations. When an oil refinery in Philadelphia exploded in June 2019, physicist Joshua Carmichael was at home in Los Alamos, New Read More …
A vast shockwave was seen. Boko Haram is extending its reach from north-east Nigeria into the country’s north-west. It is taking advantage of old and new local conflicts and insecurities to further embed itself in the area through violent extremism. Read More …
The local officials confirmed that a coordinated attack on the provincial prison left at least 13 civilians dead and dozens more wounded. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesperson for the provincial government, confirmed that the attackers detonated a car packed with explosives, Read More …
Terrorist attacks often feature the use of homemade explosives. For the police and security forces to be able to take appropriate precautions and assess the damage after an attack, they need access to the right kind of tools. A research Read More …
Iraqi security forces have arrested the alleged perpetrator behind a Baghdad explosion which killed two civilians and founded five others, according to a spokesperson for the Iraqi commander-in-chief. An individual suspected to be behind the Wednesday IED bombing was arrested Read More …
Israeli forces foiled an attempt to place bombs along the border with Syria, opening fire and hitting four “terrorists,” the Israel Defense Forces said after midnight Sunday. The incident comes with the military on high alert for an attack by Read More …
More than 100 unexploded Second World War items were found washed up on the coast of Cumbria. A member of the public stumbled upon the items and immediately alerted the coastguard. Members of Millom’s Coastguard Rescue Team were called to Read More …