Pakistan: Two explosions damage railway tracks in Jamshoro, Hyderabad

Two separate explosions of low scale damaged the railway tracks in Jamshoro and Hyderabad districts on Thursday, disrupting the railway traffic for some hours but no casualties occurred in the incidents. The first explosion occurred on the upcountry track in Read More …

UK: Bomb disposal teams destroy 60 home-made WW2 grenades in Quinton, Northamptonshire

Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion in a village where dozens of World War Two grenades were discovered in a garden by builders. ITV News Anglia was on the scene as the explosion rocked the quiet village Read More …

Iraqi Security Forces destroyed an improvised explosive device lab, IEDs and ammunition in Nineveh, Saladin and Al Anbar Governorates

The Joint Operations Command forces alongside Popular Mobilization units seized and destroyed terrorist hideouts, an improvised explosive device lab, IEDs, bomb-making materials and ammunition including Katyusha rockets in joint operations in Nineveh, Saladin and Al Anbar Governorates. بعد أن شرعت Read More …

Bangladesh: Bomb attack on Benapole land port workers, 3 cases filed against 36

Three cases have been filed against 36 people in connection with yesterday’s crude bomb attack on workers of Benapole Land Port in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila, which left 20 people injured. The cases were filed with Beanpole Port Police Station against Read More …

DHS OIG: The Office for Bombing Prevention Needs to Improve Its Management and Assessment of Capabilities to Counter Improvised Explosive Devices

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) needs to improve its management of the Department of Homeland Security’s counter-improvised explosive devices (C-IED) efforts, as well as its assessment of national, regional, and state C-IED capabilities. Read More …

Ukraine: Russia Uses Banned Antipersonnel Landmines

Russian forces fighting in Ukraine have used banned antipersonnel mines in the eastern Kharkiv region, Human Rights Watch said today. The antipersonnel mines were located by Ukrainian explosive ordnance disposal technicians on March 28, 2022. Russia is known to possess Read More …

U.S. Army civilian recognized for keeping 20th CBRNE Command units mission ready

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – A U.S. Army civilian was recognized for helping to keep the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier all hazards formation mission ready. William C. Hart was named the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command’s Read More …

Kenya: The Annual Africa C-IED Steering Committee conference is underway at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi

The Annual Africa C-IED Steering Committee conference is currently underway at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) in Nairobi, Kenya. The 3 day conference has been sponsored by the UK and US, and has participants attending from over 21 mainly Read More …

How TSA bomb-sniffing dogs are trained

The Transportation Security Administration – or TSA – employs more than 1,000 explosives detection canine teams at any given time. But before they’re deployed to one of the many mass-transit sites across the United States, they must graduate from the Read More …

India: CISF conducts mock drill to counter terrorist acts

A multi-agency counter-terrorist mock drill was conducted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Dilli Haat INA metro station on Sunday to check the preparedness and response of various agencies. Under the mock drill a situation of IED (improvised Read More …

Al-Shabab Surge in Somalia’s Suicide Attacks ‘Change of Tactics,’ Experts Say

Al-Shabab extremists in Somalia are getting “bolder” in their attacks and have increased using suicide bombers wearing homemade explosives in what security experts call a “change in tactics.” The Islamist militant group mounted one of its deadliest attacks Wednesday, targeting Read More …

Cambodia: One dead, one badly hurt in Battambang UXO explosion

A man was instantly killed and another seriously injured in an unexploded ordnance (UXO) explosion at Phnom Sar Mountain in Reaksmey Sangha commune of Battambang province’s Ratanak Mondul district, local police said. Commune police chief Hy Rosmas identified the victim Read More …

Colombian National Army neutralised an improvised explosive device on the Chitagá – Cerrito road

Colombian National Army neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Chitagá – Cerrito road, border between Norte de Santander and Santander. The IED was installed under a bus, apparently by members of the Eln, who seek to frighten the Read More …

Nigeria: Troops discover ‘IED-making workshops’ in Sambisa forest

The Nigerian Army says troops of operation Desert Sanity have discovered workshops for making improvised explosive devices (IED) in Sambisa forest. The army disclosed this on Saturday in a post on its social media pages. “In continuation with the ongoing Read More …

Sri Lanka: Japan supports humanitarian demining activities in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts

The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of US$ 604,412 (approx. Rs. 120 million) to Skavita Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Project (SHARP) for humanitarian demining activities in Northern Sri Lanka. The grant contract was signed on 25th March Read More …

Turkey reopens Bosphorus traffic after old mine neutralized

Turkey on Saturday reopened the Bosphorus, or Istanbul Strait, to ships after briefly closing it due to a suspected mine. Underwater security teams examined the object and found it to be an old mine and neutralized it, said National Defense Read More …

Nigeria: Improvised device explodes in Kaduna, injures 2 persons

Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Saturday in Kaduna. “Security agencies reported that a suspected Improvised Explosive Device was detonated around Yazufa Junction, Hayin Danmani, Igabi Local Read More …