Jammu and Kashmir: Police destroy IED along Jammu-Srinagar national highway

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) through a controlled mechanism at Selfie Morh near Ban Toll Plaza along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Following specific input that an IED has been planted near Selfie Read More …

Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves two dead

At least two people were killed, and two more were injured in an explosion in the Darul Aman area west of Kabul, the city’s police said on Monday. According to the police, a magnetic bomb embedded in a three-wheeler went Read More …

Iraq: 59% of areas contaminated with landmines cleared

The Iraqi Minister of Environment, Nizar Amidi, announced on Monday that 59 percent of the areas contaminated with mines have been cleared. Amidi confirmed that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani prioritizes issues related to the environment, adding that sufficient funds Read More …

Amtrak police dogs: Dutifully trained to serve and protect the rails and its passengers

More than 50 police dogs serve and protect Amtrak’s trains and stations throughout the United States. From birth to adulthood, these canines are trained to work with their human counterparts, protecting them from threats such as bombs. A few of Read More …

UK: No new charges in Birmingham pub bombings re-investigation

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that it could not bring charges despite a “thorough and careful” review of evidence related to the 1974 atrocities. 21 people were killed in what remains the worst unsolved terrorist attack on the UK Read More …

Pakistan: Militant attack kills 11 labourers in Waziristan

Eleven labourers were killed in a militant attack in Northwestern Pakistan, caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Sunday. Security and police officials in northern Khyber Pakhtunkwa province said a suspected improvised explosive device detonated, tearing through a truck carrying Read More …

Philippines: NPA arms stash found in Quezon

The police and military unearthed a New People’s Army arms cache in Sariaya, this province, on Friday, August 18. Quezon police director Police Col. Ledon Monte said the 1st Quezon Provincial Mobile Force Company (QPMFC) and the 59th Infantry Battalion Read More …

Kenya: Police arrest alleged Al-Shabaab operative with nail bomb ingredients

The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has arrested a man in Kiambu suspected of being a terrorist linked to the Somalia-based extremist group Al-Shabaab. The suspect, a 41-year-old man, led detectives to his house in Riruta area of Dagoreti, Kiambu Read More …

Pakistan: Bomb delivered to police by a child defused successfully

A child was used by miscreants for targeting a Po­lice post in Dir District by an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) hidden in a steel pot. According to the police, a boy arrived while car­rying a steel pot and handed it Read More …

Ukraine: Blast reported on premises of Interior Ministry site in Kyiv where experts examine explosives

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on Aug. 19 that an explosion occurred on the premises of the Interior Ministry’s State Scientific and Research Expert-Criminalistic Center in Kyiv’s western suburb. Klymenko clarified that the cause of the explosion is not due Read More …

UK: Businessman found guilty of plotting to plant bombs in London

A businessman with a “deep-seated grudge” against two lawyers at the National Crime Agency has been found guilty of planting two devices resembling bombs at the heart of London’s legal district to intimidate them. Jonathan Nuttall, 50, was convicted at Read More …

Pakistan: ‘Key Daesh commanders’ among 13 rounded up by Punjab CTD

The Punjab Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday said it has arrested 13 alleged terrorists including “three key Daesh commanders” during an intelligence-based operation from different cities of the province. In a statement issued today, the CTD said the arrested Read More …

How drones have changed the conflict in Ukraine war

As Kyiv’s counteroffensive to liberate Russian-occupied territories slowly advances in Ukraine’s east, the drone war continues to escalate. Beyond the symbolic value of high-profile strikes against targets in Moscow, deep in the Russian heartland, and Novorossiysk, a key Russian port Read More …

Northern Ireland: Omagh bomb questions can ‘only be fully answered with tandem public inquiries’

All questions around the Omagh bomb atrocity can only be answered by holding a public inquiry on both sides of the Irish border, a lawyer representing some bereaved families has said. John McBurney urged the Irish Government to “reconsider” its Read More …

One Thing May Save Ukraine From Russia’s Mine Warfare Nightmare: Spider Boots

“Spider boots” may sound like one of the cool magic items you can find in fantasy games, but this specially-designed four-legged footwear exists in real life, and is literally a matter of saving life and limb. A recent news segment Read More …

Florida man dumps forgotten homemade pipe bomb at car wash after estranged wife turns him in

A Florida man was arrested after he left a homemade pipe bomb in a car wash trash can, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. Anthony Ray West, a 58-year-old electrical engineer, was arrested and charged with manufacturing an explosive device Read More …

Thailand: Ranger killed, four injured in explosion at house in Narathiwat

A para military ranger was killed and four others were injured when an improvised explosive device, hidden in a house, was remotely detonated as they entered. The incident took place in Ban Taloh in Si Sakhon district of Narathiwat province Read More …

Delaware: Millsboro man sentenced to seven years for possessing Molotov cocktails

A Millsboro man will serve more than seven years in federal prison for building Molotov cocktails and threatening to blow up or burn down the group home where he lived. According to court documents, Job Gillette, 25, amassed 17 Molotov Read More …