- Northern Ireland: More than 400 homes evacuated after suspected WW2 bomb found
August 17, 2024
Police say more than 400 homes have been evacuated in Newtownards, County Down, following the discovery of a suspected World War Two bomb. It was found at a building site at the Rivenwood housing development in Movilla Road on Friday. A police cordon is in place at the top of Rivenwood Road, where new houses ...
- Israel: Two IDF reserve officers killed by roadside explosives in Gaza
August 17, 2024
Two Israel Defense Forces reserve officers were killed by a roadside bomb in central Gaza on Saturday, the military announced. The death of Maj. (res.) Yotam Itzhak Peled, 34, a logistics officer with the Jerusalem Brigade’s 8119th Battalion, brought Israel’s toll in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza to 330. Major (res.) Mordechai Yosef Ben ...
- UK: Three more charged after ram-raid at defence firm
August 16, 2024
Three more people have been charged after an apparent ram-raid at a defence technology firm. Members of the campaign group, Palestine Action, allegedly used a vehicle to ram the entrance of the Bristol HQ of Elbit Systems on Bolingbroke Way in Patchway, Bristol, shortly before 04:00 BST on 6 August. Employees at the premises were “seriously ...
- Yemen: Suicide bomber kills 16 soldiers in Abyan province
August 16, 2024
A suicide bomber has killed 16 Yemeni pro-government soldiers and wounded 18 others in a military post in the southern province of Abyan, local authorities have said. The attacker “drove a booby-trapped car into a site for the security forces” in the Mudiyah district on Friday, said Mohamed al-Naqib, a spokesperson for the Southern Transitional Council ...
- UK: Man charged with encouraging terrorism appears in court
August 16, 2024
A man described in court as a “political activist” has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with encouraging terrorism over social media posts relating to the Charlie Hebdo attack. Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, attended the London court on Friday charged with encouragement of terrorism and supporting the proscribed organisation Hamas. It is alleged ...
- EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the air
August 16, 2024
The job of ordnance disposal technicians is rapidly changing. After decades of handling prevasive ground-level threats of improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and Iraq, disposal techs are reinventing their jobs for a new threat: drones with explosives. As they adjust, they are adding drones to their own arsenals for dealing with explosives. Over the last two ...
- UK: Two men arrested over ‘explosive substances’ in Lincoln
August 16, 2024
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of making explosive substances for unlawful purpose. Officers received reports of “suspicious activity” at a property in Breedon Drive, Lincoln, on Friday evening. Military personnel and police remain were expected to remain at the scene for some time, said Lincolnshire Police. Read more… Source: BBC News Sign up for our Newsletter Related:
- Japan to purchase equipment for humanitarian demining in Ukraine and hand it over to the SES
August 16, 2024
Japan has ordered 12 minibuses and 8 trailers from Ukrainian manufacturers for the SES. The equipment is part of JICA’s support package for demining in Ukraine, with a total funding of more than $70 million. Japan will buy equipment for humanitarian demining in Ukraine , which it plans to transfer to the State Emergency Service. This ...
- UK police charge two after investigation into right-wing terrorism
August 16, 2024
British police charged an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman with terrorism offences after an investigation into suspected extreme right-wing terrorism activity, they said in a statement on Friday. Rex William Henry Clark of Ilford, east London, was charged with preparation of terrorist acts, while Sofija Vinogradova, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, was charged with preparation of terrorist ...
- Indian Army drill for counterinsurgency amid rise in rebel attacks in Kashmir
August 15, 2024
In the remote Himalayas, tens of thousands of Indian soldiers maintain a tight vigil along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Authorities say violence in the region has reduced significantly since 2019, when the Indian government stripped Kashmir of semiautonomy and brought it under direct federal control. But in ...
- Estonia concludes framework contracts to buy equipment designed for special forces
August 15, 2024
The Estonian Center for Defense Investment (RKIK) has entered into framework contracts on behalf of the defense forces and the Rescue Board for the acquisition of clothing and special equipment designed for special units, on the basis of which it is possible to purchase, for example, mesh underwear and fireproof underwear, special uniforms, camouflage clothing ...
- Sweden reports first case of more dangerous mpox virus outside Africa
August 15, 2024
Sweden has reported the first confirmed case outside Africa of the more deadly mpox variant that sparked the World Health Organization to declare a global public health emergency a day earlier. The person was infected during a stay in a part of Africa affected by the mpox outbreak, a statement from the Public Health Agency of ...
- Israeli forces foil terror plan to strike Tel Aviv
August 15, 2024
A plot to carry out terrorist activities in Israel made by residents of the Bedouin town of Tel Sheva was uncovered by the Shin Bet and the Southern District of the Israel Police, and an indictment was filed against them on Thursday. During the month of July, the Shin Bet and the police jointly arrested several ...
- UK: Unexploded Second World War bomb found in Worcester
August 15, 2024
Gardeners discovered an unexploded Second World War bomb while they were digging in the garden of a home in Barbourne. Police officers were manning the cordon as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team made up of two army personnel arrived at the scene shortly before 11am to begin an assessment. The EOD team was on Stephenson Road ...
- University of Houston Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Technique in X-Ray Imaging
August 14, 2024
Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other applications. In a paper featured on the cover of Optica, one of the world’s leading journals in theoretical and applied optics and photonics, Mini Das, Moores ...
- Pakistan: Grenade attack in Quetta kills one, injures 11, including children
August 14, 2024
One person has died and 11 others, including children, have been severely injured in a grenade attack in Quetta. The incident occurred close to the train station, where unknown attackers on bikes threw hand grenades before making their escape. According to the police, unidentified assailants on motorcycles threw hand grenades in the vicinity and swiftly fled ...
- Nebraska National Guard called to rural home after suspected artillery shell found
August 14, 2024
The Nebraska Air National Guard was deployed Monday to a rural home in Adams, Neb. after a suspected artillery shell was discovered, according to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched around 5 p.m. after a man reported striking what appeared to be an artillery round with his tractor. Upon arrival, deputies and the Nebraska ...
- West Bank: Four IDF soldiers wounded in IED attack in Tubas
August 14, 2024
The IDF announced on Wednesday that four soldiers were wounded in Tubas in the northern West Bank after their partially armored David vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive. The IDF did not provide how many times this has happened, but it has already reported on several such instances in recent months, starting with a June ...
- Cambodia: CMAC unearth another US aerial bomb in Kandal province
August 14, 2024
CMAC has unearthed and safely removed another US made M117 aerial bomb in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said on Tuesday. Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s Director-General Heng Ratana said the massive bomb was spotted buried in a paddy field in Kandal Steung district. “On Wednesday, CMAC’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts safely neutralised ...
- WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern
August 14, 2024
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting. A PHEIC is the highest level of alarm under international health law. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called ...
- 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron Hosts CBRN Rodeo
August 14, 2024
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 23rd Wing Inspector General office hosted a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, August 12, 2024. While the event did not aim to teach new skills, it concentrated on assessing participants’ proficiency in essential tasks such ...
- UK: Urgent tests under way on canal sodium cyanide spill
August 14, 2024
Public health bosses say they hope to start reducing restrictions “very quickly” on a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands following a toxic chemical spillage. Sodium cyanide, which can cause seizures, vomiting and loss of consciousness, was confirmed on Tuesday as the chemical spilled into the waterway in Walsall. People have been urged not ...
- Syria: Missile attack targets US airbase in Conoco gas field
August 14, 2024
A missile attack targeted a US airbase in Conoco gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, Syrian state media reported early on Wednesday. However, two US officials said the projectiles launched in the direction of a US airbase in a gas field in Syria did not hit the facility. Earlier, a security source told Reuters that ...
- Mpox Declared A Public Health Emergency In Africa
August 13, 2024
Due to the alarming surge in cases of mpox (formerly referred to as monkeypox), the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease a public health emergency on Tuesday. There have already been 17,500 mpox cases and 460 deaths in Africa in 2024, more than were recorded all of last year. The severity of ...
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