Afghanistan: Afghan Armed Forces discovered and defused 20 IEDs in Helmand province including car bomb in Maidan Wardak

Afghan National Army discovered and defused 20 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads in Nahr-Saraj district of Helmand province. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. #ANA discovered and defused 20 IEDs which were Read More …

Nigeria: 10 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Maiduguri

Officials in Nigeria’s Borno state say 10 people have died from explosions around the northeast city of Maiduguri. Residents in affected areas have fled their homes. Local officials suspect Islamist militant group Boko Haram was behind the blasts. There was Read More …

Philippines: Women linked to Abu Sayyaf suicide bombings arrested in Sulu

At least nine women, including the three daughters of the acting Abu Sayyaf Group leader, have been arrested in a series of raids, the Philippines military said on Tuesday, as the government steps up efforts to go after armed fighters Read More …

Philippines: 4 hurt in IED blast in Sorsogon

Three civilians and a police officer were wounded when two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) exploded on the national highway in Pilar town in Sorsogon province on Monday, Feb. 22. Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said Corporal Jeffry Enconge Read More …

Louisiana: Kenner man accused of possessing explosive materials to make fireworks is arrested

Since October, Kenner residents have been reporting the sound of loud explosions near their neighborhoods. On Monday, local police said they think they’ve figured out what has been causing them. Devin Staehle, 18, has been booked on a charge of Read More …

Afghanistan: Many killed, wounded in Kabul, Helmand Explosions

A police ranger-type vehicle was targeted by an explosion in Baraki square PD4 of Kabul city. According to police, the incident occurred at around 4:22 pm local time on Sunday. “Terrorists” detonated a roadside bomb in the area, police told Read More …

aunav.NEO, the only explosive ordnance disposal robot with variable geometry, will be presented at IDEX 2021

Press release IDEX 2021, Abu Dabi The first public demonstration of aunav’s latest robot, which can increase or decrease its width during a mission and allows immediate adaptation to its environment. Lightweight, demountable, and easily transportable, the robot incorporates state-of-the-art Read More …

Pakistan: IED expert among two terrorists killed in North Waziristan

Two terrorists including an IED expert were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation on terrorist hideouts in MalikKhel, North Waziristan, said the Read More …

India: 21 IEDs recovered in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

In a major breakthrough, 21 improvised explosive devices (IED) were recovered near Goilkera in a joint operation by Jharkhand Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Jaguar unit on Friday. “21 IEDs, weighing 5kg each were recovered near a Read More …

Three letter bombs sent to German firms may be linked, say investigators

Prosecutors in Germany are investigating a possible link between three recent letter bomb attacks on German food retail companies. “We assume there is a connection,” state prosecutors in Heidelberg said on Friday after attacks on a supermarket chain, a drinks Read More …

Canada: Woman facing numerous charges after explosives discovered at apartment in Toronto

A 23-year-old woman is facing numerous charges in connection with an incident involving explosives near the Liberty Village area earlier this week. Toronto police responded to an apartment building near Wellington Street West and Strachan Avenue just after 11:30 a.m. Read More …

Philippines: Army troops foil bombing attempt in Maguindanao

Military personnel defused on Thursday morning an improvised explosive device (IED) found in Barangay Satan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao. “Around 10:00 a.m. yesterday, a concerned citizen informed the troops of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion that a suspected IED was emplaced Read More …

UK: Man charged with terror offences over ‘anarchist website that published bomb-making instructions’

A man accused of running an anarchist website that published bomb-making instructions has appeared in court. Toby Shone, 43, has been charged with three terror offences and four drug offences. He appeared at a hearing at the Old Bailey via Read More …

South Africa’s deadly mix of explosives, extortion and organised crime

On 30 January, armed robbers in Cape Town hijacked two members of a maintenance team loading automated teller machines (ATMs). They strapped a makeshift explosive device to one of the victims and forced him to open various ATMs in order Read More …

Pakistan: Soldier killed, 2 injured in bomb explosion in Quetta

A soldier was killed and two people were injured in a bomb explosion in Quetta city of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Thursday, officials said. Some unknown militants parked an explosive-laden motorbike at the roadside and exploded it when a Read More …

UK: Huge crater in Huddersfield school field after bomb squad blow up ‘volatile chemicals’

A massive crater has been left on Newsome High School’s playing fields after the army carried out a controlled explosion there today (Thursday). YorkshireLive understands a ‘volatile chemical’, which needed disposing of, was found in a cupboard at the University Read More …

Afghan Armed Forces discovered and safely detonated 2 IEDs in Kabul; Destroyed IEDs factory in Kandahar province

2 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads and under a bridge in PD 19 of Kabul province were discovered and safely detonated by ANA. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. 2 #IEDs which Read More …

Afghanistan: IED explosion kills 2 people in Kabul

Security sources said Thursday, a corolla-type vehicle was targeted by a magnetic IED in Kabul city, in which one person is killed. Kabul police spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said the blast occurred at around 11:25 a.m. on Thursday morning, near Kabul Read More …

Germany: 3 injured in mail bomb blast at Lidl HQ in Neckarsulm, north of Stuttgart

A total of three people were injured in an explosion in a office building belonging to German discount supermarket chain Lidl in Neckarsulm, a town in southwest Germany, on Wednesday. The explosion was caused by a bomb in either a Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Policemen Killed in Herat Roadside Bomb Blast

Two policemen were killed and three more were wounded after their vehicle was targeted by a roadside bomb blast in Herat-Islam Qala highway on Wednesday morning, local officials said. The incident happened while a delegation was on it’s to the Read More …