UK: Doomsday ‘prepper’ turned room into bomb factory, jury told

A self-styled Doomsday “prepper” turned his home into an explosives factory and set off devices in the garden, a court has been told. Simon Pilgrim, 41, from Derby, was arrested last December when police raided his accommodation in a multi-occupancy Read More …

Cambodia: Mine-free Kingdom 2025 goal gets big funding boost via new sub-decree

The government has established the “Mine-Free Cambodia 2025 Fund” to achieve the goal of clearing the Kingdom’s remaining landmines by 2025, in a bid to provide security and harmony for people from all walks of life. The sub-decree establishing the Read More …

Canada to provide C$15 million for Ukraine demining

The Government of Canada said Monday that it will grant 15 million Canadian dollars (10.5 million euros) to Ukraine for the purchase of equipment needed for humanitarian landmine clearance. Specifically, the assistance will help fund the detection and removal of Read More …

Plane travelling to UK diverted to Prague after suspected homemade bomb reported on board

A plane travelling into the UK was diverted to an airport in Czech Republic after a suspected improvised explosive device was on board the aircraft. The flight was understood to be travelling from Krakow in Poland, to Bristol in the Read More …

UK: Bomb squad finds second device at Bargoed house – police

Explosives experts were called back to a house in the Bargoed area following the discovery of a second “suspicious device”. As the Argus reported last week, there has been a major police presence in Sycamore Court following the discovery of Read More …

Belgium launches biggest criminal trial in its history after 2016 terror attacks

Six and a half years after terrorist attacks that left a legacy of death, injury and shock, Belgium is launching the biggest criminal trial in its history. Ten people will face charges relating to the murder of 32 people in Read More …

Spain: Navy divers neutralise unexploded bomb a few kilometres off Aguilas

A member of a Calabardina (Murcia) diving club recently discovered a partially-buried bomb in the seabed not far from Aguilas. Alerted by the diver, the authorities notified the Guardia Civil’s Special Underwater Activities Group (GEAS) who confirmed the presence of Read More …

Mali: Nine FAMa soldiers killed in November IED attacks

Mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) killed nine Mali soldiers during November in central and southern areas in thrall to a decade-long jihadist insurgency, the military said Sunday. The armed forces “were in November 2022 the object of three IED Read More …

India: Explosion at TMC leader’s home at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore kills 3

An explosion ripped through a two-storey mud house of a Trinanmul Congress leader at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore on Friday night, killing him, his cousin and another person, whose bodies were later found in nearby paddy fields. Two men suffered Read More …

Australia: Police offer $1m reward for information on 1982 Israeli consulate and Hakoah Club bombings in Sydney

A $1m reward has been announced to help solve a 40-year mystery – the bombing of Sydney’s Israeli consulate and the Hakoah Club, which shook the Jewish community. The increased reward was announced on Monday, the first day of a Read More …

UK: Major emergency services exercise tests response to terrorist attack

The Metropolitan Police, along with other emergency services and statutory partners, has carried out a major live-play exercise this week to test the joint response to a major terrorist incident. The multi-agency exercise – called Exercise Crystal Peak – took Read More …

India: Kerala Police Introduces 4 Jack Russell Terrier Dogs In Its K9 Unit; Why It’s Significant

Kerala Police has introduced four Jack Russell terrier dogs to its K9 unit. This breed of dog is known for its excellent bomb-detecting and drug-sniffing abilities. They will undergo training for nine months before being inducted into service. Speaking to Read More …

Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on viable pipe bomb discovered in Co Down

Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable pipe bomb-type device found in Co Down. The security alert, in Brookfield Avenue, Banbridge, has now ended, a PNSI spokesman said. Officers and ammunition experts had been called to the scene. Read More …

Afghanistan: Pakistani embassy in Kabul attacked, one injured

Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul came under attack on Friday with gunfire wounding a Pakistani security guard, officials said, in what Islamabad called an attempt to assassinate its head of mission, who was unhurt. In a separate attack in the Afghan Read More …

Greece: Two bombs target Italy’s embassy cars in an Athens suburb, no injuries

Two explosive devices have targeted cars belonging to the Italian embassy in Greece, one of which went off causing no injuries, according to Greek police. There was no immediate claim of responsibility and officers said they were investigating. A homemade Read More …

UK: Bargoed arrests after bomb disposal team called to house

Two men have been arrested following a ordnance disposal operation in Bargoed. Gwent Police said officers had received reports of “a suspicious device found at an address in Sycamore Court”. The incident was reported at around 12.30pm on Wednesday. “Officers Read More …

Nigeria: Top ISWAP Leader Killed In Airstrike

An airstrike by troops of the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, has neutralised another top commander of Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ group, Muhammed Malik. The intelligence-led aerial and ground coordinated operation launched by Read More …

Daniel Craig urges more support for mine action

Daniel Craig, the world-renowned British actor and a UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, calls on the international community to provide more support for mine action in Cambodia. Daniel Craig made the appeal in a Read More …

Spain tightens security after suspect packages found at government buildings

Spain has ordered increased security at government buildings and embassies after the discovery of six letter bombs and incendiary devices over the past seven days, including one that exploded at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid on Wednesday, lightly injuring an employee. Read More …