Under the expert guidance of instructors from the CBRN Training Centre, Hungarian CBRN personnel spent five days practicing CBRN actions and procedures for working in contaminated areas.
The practical phase of the training was conducted at the Ravnjak training area, which offers perfect conditions for practicing procedures and protective measures for the detection of chemicals, decontamination of terrain and facilities, and the sampling of toxic chemicals.
By participating in this training course, the Hungarian CBRN specialists broadened their knowledge of toxic chemical agents and protective measures, while also gaining hands-on experience of working in environments contaminated with these substances.
Read more…
Source: Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Newsletters
The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Cambodia: Battambang farmer finds 47 Soviet landmines
June 10, 2022
A farmer in Rukhak Kiri district of Battambang province found 47 Soviet Union-made landmines on June 9 while he was looking after his cows, according to the National Police. The police said the landmines found are the type PN2 with a cross sign on each of them, all made in the now-dissolved Soviet Union. They were ...
- Afghanistan: 5 security men, 1 civilian killed in Kandahar landmine blast
June 10, 2022
Six people were killed and a seventh injured in a roadside bomb blast in southern Kandahar province, officials said on Friday. Spin Boldak police chief Mohammad Hashim Mahmood told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast took place at around 8am in the Sar-i-Chahan area of the district on Thursday. “The mujahideen were patrolling and searching for lost sheep ...
- Nigeria: ISIL affiliate blamed for church massacre
June 9, 2022
The Nigerian government has blamed an ISIL-affiliated armed group in the country for carrying out an attack that killed dozens of worshippers at a church. Security experts, however, expressed scepticism about the allegation. The responsibility for Sunday’s deadly bomb and gun assault in Owo town, Ondo state, which killed at least 40 churchgoers, belonged to the Islamic ...
- Northern Iraq: Explosive drone detonates in Erbil
June 9, 2022
A drone exploded in Iraq’s northern city of Erbil on Wednesday injuring three people and damaging several cars, according to a statement by Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service. The explosive drone detonated on Pirmam road in Erbil’s outskirts at 9:35 p.m. Iraq time, the statement said. Two security sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the drone was shot ...
- Philippines: Mindanao land transport, security sectors beef up coordination
June 9, 2022
Land transport and security sector representatives in Mindanao will forge stronger coordination to prevent safety threats to commuters, starting with ensuring compliance to the required security plan for all service operators. “The policies are in place, we just need to reinforce implementation,” Transport Undersecretary Raul L. Del Rosario, head of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), ...
- UK: Unexploded bomb found in Liverpool park lake
June 8, 2022
An unexploded bomb was found in a lake in Liverpool and later detonated by a team from the Army. A member of public found the explosive in Greenbank Park in the city’s Mossley Hill area at about 17:20 BST on Tuesday, Merseyside Police said. Liverpool was heavily bombarded during World War Two but the force was unable ...
- Kansas woman admits to training all-female IS battalion in Syria
June 8, 2022
A US woman has confessed to leading an all-female squadron for the so-called Islamic State group in Syria, as well as plotting attacks on American soil. Allison Fluke-Ekren pleaded guilty to one count of providing support to the group and admitted to training over 100 women and girls for violence. The mother and teacher-turned IS leader left ...
- Afghanistan: Mortar Shell Explosion Kills a Child in Kunduz Province
June 8, 2022
According to Taliban security officials, a mortar shell explosion in Kunduz province has killed one child. Abdullah Abedi, spokesman for the Taliban Police in Kunduz province, said the event occurred before noon on Tuesday, 7th June, in the village of Kunjid Mazar in the province’s Qala-e-Zal district. He went on to say that the explosion happened while ...
- Cambodia: Former President of Colombia visits CMAC’s headquarters
June 8, 2022
Andrés Pastrana Arango, former President of the Republic of Colombia and current President of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), paid a visit to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s headquarters in Phnom Penh earlier this week. He was warmly received by Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC and many other senior CMAC officials. The former Colombian president ...
- A legendary Army bomb tech who was paralyzed and learned to walk again has retired from the military
June 8, 2022
The most decorated soldier in an elite Army explosive ordnance disposal company retired last month after a legendary career that included defusing hundreds of bombs, saving the lives of countless service members, receiving the country’s second-highest award for valor, and nearly dying under fire at least twice. Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Dawson, a member of the ...
- Suspect arrested in Slovakia for spreading hate speech and 3D printed weapons manuals
June 8, 2022
An investigation by the Slovak National Crime Agency (Národná kriminálna agentúra/NAKA), the Slovak Military Intelligence (Vojenské spravodajstvo), the Slovak Police (Príslušníci / PZ SR), supported by the Czech National Organized Crime Agency (Národní centrála proti organizovanému zločinu/NCOZ), the US FBI, Europol and Eurojust, led to the arrest of a dangerous right-wing extremist. The individual, known ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: 3 magnetic IEDs recovered from shot down drone in Dayaran area
June 7, 2022
Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, police shot down a Pakistani drone carrying three magnetic improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Akhnoor in Jammu on Monday night. Police said the drone was shot down in Dayaran area of Kanachak shortly after it crossed over to the Indian side from ...
- Afghanistan: Explosion in Kabul Targets Kabul Municipality’s Head of District 4
June 6, 2022
The Taliban security officials in Kabul confirmed the explosion in Taimani Project, the capital’s fourth district, stating that many civilians were wounded. The explosion, which took place in Kabul’s PD 4 around 6:00 p.m., was caused by a magnetic bomb embedded on a bicycle, according to Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for the Taliban police in Kabul. The ...
- Northern Iraq: Bomb injures person near headquarters of Iranian opposition party in Erbil
June 6, 2022
A person was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a car detonated near the headquarters of an Iranian opposition party in the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil, the Kurdistan Region’s Directorate General of Counter-Terrorism (CTD) reported on Monday. The directorate stated on its Facebook page that “a bomb exploded this morning near the headquarters ...
- UK: Manchester-based landmine charity heading to Ukraine to help clear explosives left by war
June 6, 2022
A charity based in Manchester is sending a team to Ukraine to help clear explosives left by the war. The Mines Advisory Group will work with local people and Ukrainian authorities to dispose of mines and other munitions. They will also educate communities about the dangers and how they can stay safe. https://twitter.com/GranadaReports/status/1533765646651207684 Read more… Source: ITV News