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Police were called to a report that a suspicious device had been left on the front windowsill of a house in the Greystone Crescent area just before 5pm on Friday. Inspector Hamilton said: “Attending officers noted that this was a Read More …
How should national authorities respond when nuclear or other radioactive material is detected at a border? Which agencies should take the lead in securing the material, conducting the investigation and preserving evidence? How can States cooperate effectively when an incident Read More …
Three men who were part of a self-styled terrorist organisation that planned to blow up a mosque in Galway last year have been jailed at the Special Criminal Court as the presiding judge told them they have “brought shame on Read More …
Officers were called to Sawyers Grove in Brentwood at around 7.20am today, Friday 30 October, following reports of a disturbance. As part of their response, officers forced entry to an address and detained a man and a woman. A subsequent Read More …
The Close Combat Engineering Team within Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division developed an advanced manufactured, 3D-printed safety device designed to save the lives of service members responsible for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). Engineering Technician Samuel Larter and Engineer Read More …
Two live IEDs planted under a culvert were recovered and defused in Jharkhand’s Maoist-hit West Singhbhum district, a police officer said on Friday. The explosives were detected in Bahada village within Chotanagra police station limits on Thursday during a joint Read More …
Two people, including a demining specialist, were killed while clearing roads for a humanitarian mission in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Oleshky, Russian state news agency Tass reported Friday, citing Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova. “One demining specialist and Read More …
An anti-drone net saved Hassankhel police station after a quadcopter dropped an improvised explosive device (IED) on the building. The bomb, however, did not reach the roof due to the anti-drone net installed over the facility’s rooftop. “It was a Read More …
On October 28, in the Sumy region, two employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine were killed during a humanitarian demining operation. According to Ukrinform, this was announced by Andrii Danik, head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Read More …
The United States has delivered a new batch of specialized demining gear valued at $7.9 million to the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine. According to the US Embassy in Ukraine, humanitarian landmine clearance directly aligns with American security and Read More …
U.S. Marines with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during a bilateral live-fire ground response training on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 23, 2026. During the training, Marines Read More …
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa continues to strengthen Tunisia’s ability to counter improvised explosive device threats through a long-term partnership focused on professional military education, technical expertise and institutional development. The partnership reached another milestone Sept. 8–9 when Read More …
When Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen returned from operations in the U.S. Central Command theater, their after-action reports described a changing fight: attacks on the installation itself, at a pace and scale the career field hadn’t seen in decades. In roughly Read More …
Police have condemned as ‘reckless’ an attack in which a viable device was delivered to a hotel off Derry’s Ebrington Square on the same week tens of thousands are visiting the city for Europe’s largest Halloween festival. The security operation Read More …
An explosion occurred at a tavern in Pyrgos, Limassol, in the early hours of Wednesday and the police have cordoned off the area pending investigations. The explosion happened at ‘Kostas and Maria’ tavern at 3.17am, damaging the entrance and interior. Read More …
A mushroom hunter in Tak province narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident after discovering an M67 fragmentation grenade hidden beneath dry leaves in the woods and using a knife to pry it out before realising what it was. The discovery Read More …
One person was killed and three others sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Dabak Saidkhel area of Bannu on Tuesday. According to an initial police report, local elder Malik Sabeel Khan was travelling along with Read More …
We are pleased to announce that Autumn 2026 edition of the Counter-IED Report magazine is now available to read online and in print. Articles, in-depth analysis and insights by Rob Hyde-Bales, Consulting Editor, Counter-IED Report; Paul Davies, Head of Desk, Read More …
At least six people have been injured this Monday in a bombing in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, near the border with Venezuela, among them four police officers. The incident has been recorded in the El Escobal neighborhood, in the Read More …
A 15-year-old Gainesville boy is accused of seeking ISIS help to build drones and explosives, with investigators finding bomb-making files and chemicals at his home. Jude Sleeper was arrested Monday and charged with making or attempting to make a destructive Read More …