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A Cumberland County man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for possessing a destructive device and explosive materials, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Petronglo, 64, of Vineland, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Read More …
A petrol bomb attack on a van in Newtownards is being treated as arson. The attack took place at approximately 11.30pm on Monday evening in the Deanswood Crescent area of the town. Police officers and the Fire and Rescue service Read More …
Troops of 144 Battalion in collaboration with hybrid forces have neutralized a top Commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (Boko Haram), Ari Ghana, and five of his bodyguards in the North East state of Borno. The notorious Commander Read More …
Provincial authorities in Faryab report that two young shepherds lost their lives due to the explosion of a landmine in the Grizwan district of this province. The incident occurred Monday in the Grizwan district when the two shepherds, a 12-year-old boy Read More …
The Mozambican Police (PRM) has collected 33 military explosive devices in Beira city and the neighbouring district of Dondo, in the central province of Sofala, following the death last week of one person and injury of two others as the Read More …
An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a Yemeni military patrol in the turbulent southern province of Abyan, killing at least five soldiers. The local security official said on condition of anonymity that the attack took place on Sunday night Read More …
From 23 to 25 September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, visited Egypt upon the invitation of General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-In-Chief Of The Armed Forces, Minister Of Defense And Military Production. In Cairo, Admiral Bauer Read More …
The Sindh High Court has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and others to file comments with regard to the upgradation of explosive detector devices for improvising safety and security measures at airports, aerodromes, aircraft and civil aviation installations/parking areas. Read More …
Cambodia concluded the first international humanitarian mine action exercise themed “Pure Homeland 2023” conducted within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers-Plus on Friday. The first-of-its-kind multinational exercise, that began on September 13 at the Multinational Peacekeeping Force Training School Read More …
Northern Benin faces the terrorist threat as jihadist groups based in the Sahel try to expand their actions to the Gulf of Guinea countries. To counter this threat and secure the borders, the Beninese army launched Operation Mirador in early Read More …
It’s not every day that a bomb is unearthed in Singapore, but a massive one just turned up at a construction site in Bukit Timah. Coming in at a whopping 100kg, the World War II aerial bomb will be detonated Read More …
Specialist British military bomb disposal teams are training Ukrainian engineers to clear Russian minefields. Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world, and it’s slowing down Ukrainian military advances. The training by British Army sappers – combat Read More …
The Koksijde air base in West Flanders, Belgium, is hosting a significant NATO chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defence exercise called “Toxic Trip 2023” from September 23 to September 29. The exercise involves approximately 600 military personnel from 18 Read More …
The vehicle in question was ferrying the materials from Nairobi to Kitui when police intercepted it. Acting on a tipoff, sleuths had the vehicle on their radar, catching up with the driver in Kitui. A search conducted saw the police Read More …
Police recovered bomb materials during a patrol in Barangay Camatchile here on Thursday, September 21. Found were 40 caliber 5.56mm ammunition for M16 rifle, two magazine assemblies for M16 rifle, and essential parts of an Improvised Explosive Device or IED Read More …
The death toll in a truck bomb explosion in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has risen to 18, a top regional official has said, as the Horn of Africa nation battles armed groups. Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister Read More …
IAEA experts continued to conduct walkdowns of the ZNPP this week. The team visited the main control rooms of units 2, 5 and 6 where they observed that units 2 and 5 remain in cold shutdown and unit 6 in Read More …
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.— Some of the Air Force’s most dangerous missions are undertaken by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squads regardless of the hostilities and hazards of an unpredictable environment. Dangerous and ever evolving threats to people and property Read More …
Cross River State Police Command, yesterday, made a major breakthrough when it uncovered and busted an Improvised Explosive Device, IED/gun manufacturing factory at Osomba community in Akampka Local Government Area of the state. The operation, which lasted over four hours Read More …
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Constable Armstrong Regoso and Staff Sergeant Ansa Puaraua recently travelled to Nauru with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on Operation Render Safe to conduct reconnaissance and survey reported explosive remnants of war. This was Read More …