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A bombing attempt in Jolo, Sulu was prevented after a concerned netizen reported an improvised explosive device (IED) made allegedly by a local terrorist, the military said Friday. The IED, which was sealed with coconut leaves, is believed to be Read More …
Last Sunday, before Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany announced a second national lockdown, a homemade bomb exploded in the early morning hours in central Berlin, close to a research institute that tracks virus cases and less than a mile from Read More …
A man has pleaded guilty to fraud in relation to chemicals bought by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Yahya Werfalli’s bank details were used to buy hydrogen peroxide on Amazon. The chemicals were Read More …
The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of $ 636,363 (approx. Rs. 115 million) to the HALO Trust for humanitarian demining activities in northern Sri Lanka. The grant contract was signed on 29 October between Japanese Ambassador Sugi-yama Read More …
On 28 October, Europol supported the CGI of the Spanish National Police (Comisaría General de Información de la Policía Nacional) in arresting three suspects linked to a terrorist cell actively recruiting and indoctrinating young people. The individuals, among which feature Read More …
Behaviour is the major factor when identifying a terror suspect, rather than ethnicity, a security expert told the Manchester Arena Inquiry. Tony Holyland from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) said Salman Abedi’s actions on the night he bombed the venue Read More …
Recent attacks in Kabul and Khost provinces that have gone unclaimed have raised questions among Afghans who say it will undermine the ongoing peace efforts in the country. The Interior Affairs Ministry has blamed Taliban for the attacks, but the Read More …
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has concluded a two-day training on International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Gender for AMISOM, Somalia National Army (SNA) and Jubbaland forces. The training in Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland State, was Read More …
Police say 10 ATMs were damaged late Monday and early Tuesday in Philadelphia. Police said officers responded to the 600 block of Wendover Street, in Philadelphia’s Manayunk section, at about 11:50 p.m. Monday after an ATM exploded at Dalessandro’s Steaks. Read More …
An attack by seven gunmen, with three explosive-laden vehicles, at a police special unit compound in the eastern city of Khost, ended after nine hours, said the spokesman for Khost’s governor, Talib Mangal. The spokesperson said all gunmen had been Read More …
JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – Nearly 30 members from several agencies, including 21 Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 1108th Explosive Ordnance Company, trained with FBI agents on the identification of explosive ordinance at a Jamesville, New York rock quarry Read More …
At least two people were killed and five wounded, including soldiers, Tuesday when a car bomb blast targeted an official in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said. The bomb attack went off near the Sinka Dher intersection in Mogadishu. “The Read More …
At least eight people were killed and more than 110 injured in an explosion on Tuesday morning at the Jamia Zuberia madressah in Peshawar’s Dir Colony. According to Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim, four of the deceased were students Read More …
Afghan National Police bomb disposal unit detected and rendered safe six roadside bombs planted by terrorists in Sar-e-Pul, Laghman, Nangarhar and Nimruz provinces. ANP bomb disposal unit detected six roadside bombs planted by terrorists in Sar-e-Pul, Laghman, Nangarhar & Nimruz Read More …
A suspected Kurdish militant killed himself by detonating explosives following a police chase Monday near Turkey’s border with Syria, and a second suspect was slain by security forces, officials said. A small number of people were injured in the incident Read More …
At least three civilians were wounded in a magnetic mine blast on Monday morning in Kabul city, Kabul police confirmed. The incident happened around 7:35am local time in the Haji Nabi Township in PD6 of Kabul city when a magnetic Read More …
Articles, in-depth analysis and insights from Leeds Beckett University Law School, C-IED Centre of Excellence, U.S. Department of Defense – Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO), aunav by everis ADS, NATO EOD Centre of Excellence, DynITEC, Thales UK and CBRNe Read More …
Hundreds of former Taliban fighters are being recruited by a British charity to clear landmines in Afghanistan. Major General James Cowan, ex-commander of British troops in Helmand province, said the former insurgents were swapping AK47s for mine-detectors to earn £230 Read More …
Bottles and incendiary devices were thrown at the facade of a building belonging to the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin. The government agency has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 in Germany. A Robert Koch Institute (RKI) Read More …
An improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a motorbike set off an explosion in the Hazarganj area of the Quetta on Sunday, about at the same time as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) held its rally at Ayub Stadium in Read More …
