IAEA: Update on Developments in Iran

Radiation levels in the Gulf region remain normal following the 12-day conflict that severely damaged several nuclear facilities in Iran, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. Citing regional data reported regularly to Read More …

Jersey: Royal Navy divers remove “high-explosive projectile” from local waters

Royal Navy divers have helped dispose of a “high-explosive projectile” lurking in local waters. The “historic” live ordnance was initially spotted by a civilian diver in the sea at Bouley Bay. A Royal Navy bomb disposal team arrived in Jersey Read More …

Cambodia discovers another war-left U.S. aerial bomb M117 in Takeo province

Cambodia has found and safely removed another war-left U.S.-made M117 aerial bomb in southern Takeo province, a mine clearance chief said late on Tuesday. Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s Director General Heng Ratana said the massive bomb was spotted buried Read More …

New Zealand: Divers disable WWII mines in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf

The navy has neutralised a set of World War II-era mines found on the seafloor in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckand. According to the New Zealand Defence Force, the mines were laid during the early parts of the war to Read More …

Thailand: Bomb squads destroy more devices in Phuket and Krabi

Police bomb squads destroyed suspected explosive devices in two southern tourist provinces on Thursday following the arrest of two suspects linked to a suspicious object found at the Phuket airport on Wednesday. Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams and officers from Read More …

Nigeria: 4 Killed, 10 Injured In Fresh IED Explosion In Borno

Four persons have been killed while 10 others sustained injuries when an Isuzu vehicle conveying passengers from Damboa to Maiduguri, Borno State rammed into an improvised explosive device (IED) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists. The incident Read More …

South Korea: Arson suspect indicted over subway fire in Seoul

A 67-year-old man was indicted Wednesday on charges of committing arson with intent inside a subway train in Seoul last month, according to prosecutors. The man, surnamed Won, has been accused of setting a fire by pouring gasoline inside a Read More …

Pakistan: At least four killed, four injured in roadside IED blast in Parachinar

Four people were killed and four others were injured in a roadside bomb blast on Wednesday in the Sharamkhel area of Pewar, Parachinar, in Upper Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Malik Habib confirmed Read More …

Thailand: Suspected explosive device destroyed at Phuket airport

Authorities have destroyed a suspicious object found in an abandoned motorcycle at Phuket International Airport on Wednesday evening. Officials from the police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit and the K-9 police dog team conducted a detailed inspection of the motorcycle, Read More …

Israel: 7 IDF soldiers killed in Gaza IED attack

Seven Israeli combat engineers, ages 19-21, killed in devastating IED attack in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday when terrorist attached explosive to their armored vehicle, marking one of deadliest incidents for ground forces in recent months. Read More …

UK: Man dies and Bomb Squad called to incident in St Helens

Emergency services remain at the scene of a home in St Helens after multiple unexploded devices were discovered inside the property, prompting an evacuation and an overnight cordon. Officers were initially called to the address on Chadwick Road on Monday Read More …

New York National Guard Trains for Disaster Response During Operation Buffalo Falls

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – One hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state participated in Operation Buffalo Falls, a Homeland Response Force (HRF) tabletop exercise held at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, June Read More …

Israel: Improvised explosive devices located and destroyed in Hebron area, suspect arrested

Security forces thwarted a potential terrorist attack after locating and destroying improvised explosive devices yesterday in Yatta in the Hebron area. Police reported that during searches inside a building, numerous ammunition and two explosive devices containing explosives and metal balls Read More …

Chemists develop contactless system to detect Fentanyl, explosives and other harmful substances

A system that detects trace levels of fentanyl, cocaine, explosives and other harmful substances through the air has been created by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. New test results of a device based on the Read More …

Victoria: Man arrested after police locate guns and explosives in Churchill

Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a man overnight after locating firearms and explosives in Churchill. A search warrant was executed at a residential property in Churchill yesterday afternoon (Monday, 23 June). As part of the search, police located what Read More …

Vietnam steps up efforts to address post-war UXO contamination

Efforts to address the consequences of unexploded ordnance (UXO) not only tackle the remnants of war but also pave the way for the revival of once-devastated land areas. More than half a century after the war, millions of unexploded bombs Read More …

NZDF targets unexploded ordnance in Papua New Guinea

The Kiwis joined personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Papua New Guinea, the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Render Safe, an operation that has been targeting explosive remnants of war (ERW) left throughout the Pacific after the Second Read More …

UK: Controlled explosion carried out on ‘unidentified liquid’ found in Sussex

A controlled explosion has been carried out on an “unidentified liquid” found in a house in Eastbourne. Residents from around 160 properties were safely evacuated from the area and an 85m cordon was put in place as a precaution. Sussex Read More …

ADF: Partnership safeguards Pacific communities

Australian Army engineers are providing explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) training to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) to help them safely manage unexploded ordnance. The Solomon Islands, a key battleground during the Pacific campaign of World War 2, remains Read More …

Iranian missile barrage strikes Israel after deadline Trump announced for ceasefire passes

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its Read More …