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  • Monaco: Three injured after explosion

    June 29, 2026

    A powerful explosion struck a residential building on rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla in Monaco on Monday evening, injuring three people, two of them seriously, with a suspect still being sought by police. The blast occurred at around 9pm and was followed by a major deployment of security and emergency services. According to initial information from Monaco’s Sûreté Publique, an ...

  • UK: Bomb squad carried out controlled explosion in Chiswell Green

    June 27, 2026

    Bomb squad officers carried out a controlled explosion after an old artillery shell was found at a property. It had been found in a shed by the resident, who reported it to Herts Police during the afternoon. A force spokesperson said: “Officers attended and a specialist unit from the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) arrived to assess ...

  • Ireland: Army called in to defuse pipe bomb in Bandon

    June 25, 2026

    Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a device which was left on a vehicle belonging to a well-known property developer at his home. The alarm was raised at around 6pm on Thursday when a neighbour noticed the suspect device. Gardaí immediately cordoned off the area and the army bomb disposal unit ...

  • Norwegian People’s Aid staff killed and several injured in attack in Ukraine

    June 24, 2026

    The attack took place in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon at approximately 12:50 local time on 24 June. Both those killed and those injured are Ukrainian nationals. According to the latest available information, one employee was confirmed dead at the scene, while another was transported to hospital in critical condition and later died ...

  • UK: UXO destroyed in controlled explosion on Welsh beach

    June 24, 2026

    A suspected piece of unexploded ordnance discovered on a Welsh beach prompted a two-day response involving coastguard rescue teams and bomb disposal experts. A safety cordon was then put around the area while the item was assessed and subsequently destroyed in a controlled detonation. Read more… Source: Wales online Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters The latest news and ...

  • Estonia: Attack drone carrying 5 kilograms of explosives found in Rõuge

    June 22, 2026

    An attack drone carrying 5 kilograms of explosives was found in south Estonia and authorities said it could be linked to a Ukrainian strike on Russia in early June. The device was found in a field in Rõuge municipality by a resident while mowing grass. Harrys Puusepp, bureau chief at the Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS), confirmed ...

  • Demining Capability Coalition to provide Ukraine with €205 million worth of equipment and machinery this year

    June 20, 2026

    The Demining Capability Coalition supporting Ukraine will establish a €95 million fund to assist in clearing Ukraine’s territory of explosive hazards. In addition, specialized machinery and equipment worth €205 million are scheduled for delivery to Ukraine in 2026. The announcement was made by Rolandas Kiškis, coordinator of the Demining Capability Coalition at the Ministry of National ...

  • UK: For the second time in a week a suspect device is found at Newton Abbot’s recycling centre

    June 19, 2026

    The detonator of an explosive shell was discovered at Brunel Road Household Waste Recycling Centre in Newton Abbot on Sunday (14 June 2026), the second such find at the facility in just a week. The police were called and the Royal Navy bomb squad removed the device. This is the third time in the past six months ...

  • Northern Ireland: Vehicles and electronic devices seized in probe into Dunmurry blast

    June 16, 2026

    Two vehicles and electronic devices have been seized by detectives probing a car bomb attack on a police station in Co Antrim earlier this year. A delivery driver was hijacked and a device placed in his car before he was ordered to drive to Dunmurry police station on Saturday April 25. The car exploded outside the station ...

  • Northern Ireland: PSNI appeal for information after pipe bomb incident in Londonderry

    June 16, 2026

    The incident took place in the Nelson Drive area of the Waterside area at around 12:30am today, when police said “a loud bang” was heard in the area. “It was discovered that a car window was broken and a pipe bomb-type device was found on the windscreen,” police said. Read more… Source: News Letter Sign up for the Counter-IED ...

  • UK: Ukrainian man found guilty of setting property linked to PM Starmer on fire

    June 15, 2026

    A Ukrainian man was found guilty on Monday of carrying out arson attacks on property connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May last ​year on behalf of a mystery figure he knew only as “EL Money”. Over five days last May, police were called to fires at a ‌house in north London connected to ...

  • Turkey: Armed drone carrying munitions crashes on Black Sea coast

    June 14, 2026

    An armed unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with munitions crash-landed on Kapisuyu Beach in the Kurucasile district of Bartin province on Sunday, authorities said, prompting gendarmerie units to evacuate the area and establish a security perimeter along the stretch of coastline straddling the Bartin-Kastamonu provincial border. Specialist ordnance disposal teams were dispatched to the scene to carry ...

  • UK: Porthcawl beach evacuated for controlled explosion

    June 13, 2026

    Bomb disposal specialists detonated unexploded ordnance on a Welsh beach on Saturday afternoon. Rest Bay in Porthcawl was cordoned off to the public as the dramatic incident played out. It is understood a number of devices were found in the garden of a nearby property before being removed and taken to the beach to be destroyed by experts. Read ...

  • Cyprus: Second arrest made over attack on Paphos business with explosives

    June 13, 2026

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  • Northern Ireland: Car torched as petrol bombs and bricks thrown during second night of riots

    June 11, 2026

    Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim’s family said they were “disgusted” by the disorder. Police were pelted with bricks and petrol bombs by balaclava-clad rioters in Co Antrim on Wednesday evening in the latest disorder following the Belfast knife attack on Monday. Twelve police officers ...

  • UK: Preston man, 34, arrested under Explosives Act in Ingol

    June 9, 2026

    A 34-year-old man charged after explosives were found at a property in Preston has made his first court appearance. David Rutherford, 34, of Tag Croft, Preston, who is also known as Kaylee Rutherford, appeared before magistrates in Preston on Friday, June 5, charged with possession of an explosive substance for unlawful purpose. Read more… Source: Lancashire Post News Sign up for the Counter-IED Report ...

  • Russia: Car bomb explosion outside Moscow kills driver

    June 9, 2026

    A car bomb explosion has killed the driver in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. “According to investigators, a BMW X3 car was blown up while passing by an apartment building on Koldunova Street in the Aviatory District of Balashikha at about 5:30 a.m. on June 9. As ...

  • Cyprus: Alleged Hamas cell dismantled in Cyprus and Greece

    June 9, 2026

    Authorities in Cyprus and Greece are investigating what they believe is an alleged Hamas-linked network operating across the eastern Mediterranean, following the arrest of a 37-year-old Palestinian man in Crete and the detention of four Palestinian suspects in Cyprus. Asked whether there had been a possibility of an attack being carried out in Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides declined ...