- Ukraine: Kropyvnytskyi police seized weapons, explosives and ammunition
April 15, 2022
A special operation to detain a previously convicted local resident was carried out by the officers of the criminal investigation department, military police and EOD team. During the authorized searches at the place of residence of the citizen, law enforcement officers found and seized: 2 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers, 5 hand grenades and fuses, smoke bombs, ...
- Ukraine: Pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service continue demining of the territory of Sumy region
April 12, 2022
On April 11, employees of the pyrotechnic unit of the Interregional Rapid Response Center of the SES (Romny) carried out work on the disposal of 61 explosive objects, including shrapnel combat elements from SMERCH multiple launch rocket systems, the combat part of the missile from the Iskander missile system, artillery shells, anti-tank mines, hand grenades, ...
- Ukraine: Clearing The Lethal Litter Of War
April 11, 2022
The Ukrainian men (and one dog) risking their lives to remove explosives from the battlefield as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters a new phase. Piles of unexploded ordnance, including 120-millimeter mortar shells, and the frame of a cluster bomb (right), after sorting by an EOD team near Chernihiv on April 6. Read more… Source: RFE/RL
- France: Police hunting for man who left a parcel bomb at Toulouse Cathedral
April 8, 2022
Police forces were hunting for a man who left a parcel bomb in the Cathedral of Toulouse, Southwestern France, on Friday, ahead of the first round of voting in France’s presidential race on April 10, police said. The man deposited the parcel around 0700 GMT at the altar of the Cathedral in central Toulouse during mass ...
- Spain: National Police arrested a radicalized Spaniard in possession of bomb-making instructions
April 8, 2022
The National Police has arrested in Las Rozas (Madrid) a Spanish convert for his alleged participation in the crimes of self-indoctrination and terrorist self-training. The man had already been arrested in 2020 for similar crimes. Last March, a citizen informed the security guards of a shopping centre that there was a ‘suspicious’ backpack in a locker. ...
- UK: Police release five arrested after homemade explosives found in York garden
April 5, 2022
Four people arrested as part of an investigation into homemade explosives in a village near York, have been released on conditional bail. A firth person was also arrested in connection with the investigation and has also been released on conditional bail. Officers were called to reports of several small suspected devices in a garden in Copmanthorpe ...
- Bombs dropped on Ukraine today pose danger to future generations
April 4, 2022
On March 22, a construction crew in Germany found an unexploded bomb in Essen, Germany, decades after it had been dropped during World War II. The area was evacuated, including part of a nearby hospital and a home for seniors. Late that night explosive ordnance disposal crews defused the bomb. The old weapon is a reminder, ...
- Ukraine: Demining work continues in Chernihiv region, roads are dangerous
April 4, 2022
In Chernihiv region, work to clear roads is underway, local residents should refrain from traveling around the region, head of Chernihiv regional military administration Viacheslav Chaus reported. “We have a lot of work and a lot of mined roads, a lot of destroyed communications in the region, a lot of broken bridges. Now the Highway Service, ...
- The Netherlands: Explosive found in car after police chase; traffic blocked on A27
April 2, 2022
Police arrested a man following a car chase on the A27 and A2 on Saturday morning. An explosive was found in the vehicle after an investigation by experts. Other suspects are still on the run, according to the police. Authorities received a report at 4:45 on Saturday about a suspicious car in Brabant. They quickly located ...
- Ukrainian defenders show off improvised attack drones
April 1, 2022
While much of Ukraine’s success against Russian forces has been down to agile tactics and advanced hardware, the ability to improvise equipment is proving to be equally important. This agricultural drone has been converted to carry explosives – and is typical of the ingenuity Ukrainian defenders have been showing. Read more… Source: Forces Net
- Romanian Navy team destroys mine floating off Black Sea coast
March 29, 2022
A team of the Romanian Navy destroyed on March 28 a naval mine found floating 39 nautical miles (some 70 km) off the Romanian Black Sea coast’s Capu Midia. The mine had been spotted by the Romanian fishing vessel Olimpus 1, who informed the Romanian authorities of it on the morning of March 28, the Romanian ...
- The Netherlands: Man in camouflage arrested with grenade in his car in Zoetermeer
March 19, 2022
Residents of Schiebroekstraat in Zoetermeer were startled Saturday morning by a man in camouflage clothing banging on windows and doors and shouting. Police arrested him and subsequently found a rifle grenade in his car, Omroep West reports. Police urged residents to keep their doors and windows closed and to stay inside. The street was cordoned off ...
- Banned Butterfly Mines Dropped In Ukraine That Children Can Mistake For Toys
March 9, 2022
A former war correspondent has shared chilling insight to the so-called ‘butterfly’ mines reportedly being used by Russian troops in Ukraine. After Vladimir Putin sent Russian forces across the border on February 24, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova shared the news that Ukrainian troops had found the anti-personnel mines in the Kharkiv region; home to Ukraine’s second-biggest ...
- Italy: Second World War bomb defused in Campania
March 6, 2022
After setting up 475 meters a safety perimeter and evacuating local residents, the EOD technicians of 21st Engineer Regiment of the Bersaglieri Garibaldi Brigade have safely defused the 200-pound Second World War bomb in Sapri, Campania. The soldiers were assisted by the Municipal Civil Protection RFI, CONSAC, Gas Network and Campania Region, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza, ...
- Anatomy of an attack: Is Russia using cluster bombs in Ukraine?
March 4, 2022
Russia has been accused of using cluster bombs in Ukraine – and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into possible war crimes. We’ve looked at social media videos and open-source material to detail the evidence around one attack in particular. On 28 February Andriy (not his real name) was having a shower in ...
- Understanding PKK, Kurdish Hezbollah and ISIS Recruitment in Southeastern Turkey
February 23, 2022
This paper provides an explanation for how the PKK, Kurdish Hezbollah, and ISIS, representing distinct ethno-nationalist, Islamist and ideologically motivated political movements, radicalize and recruit supporters in the regions of Eastern and Southeastern Turkey. In doing so, this paper contributes to ongoing theoretical debates about radicalization and recruitment. This study reveals how various regionally specific structural ...
- Rescue Board defuses World War Two-era bomb found in Kakumäe
February 22, 2022
The Rescue Board (Päästeamet) closed off the residential district of Kakumäe, just west of Tallinn, on Monday, in order to defuse an unexploded wartime aerial bomb found there the day before. “Defusing work is taking place on the Kakumäe shore in Haabersti today from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.,” the board announced on its Twitter page ...
- Hamburg: 500-kilo unexploded ordnance successfully defused
February 17, 2022
During exploratory work in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg on Rotenhäuser Damm, workers came across a 500-kilogram (1,000 lbs) unexploded Second World War bomb. The unexploded ordnance was discovered under water at a depth of ten meters. After establishing a safety zone and evacuating the area the bomb was examined by divers and successfully defused by the explosive ordnance clearance ...
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