News – January 2024

  • Germany: Police foil New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral

    January 1, 2024

    German police have arrested three people suspected of planning a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Cologne Cathedral, which was reportedly to be carried out in a car loaded with explosives. Officers had first been informed of an attack planned for Christmas Eve and patrolled the cathedral with machine guns until New Year’s Eve, when they ...

  • Japan: U.S. mines from WWII found at wind farm in Kanmon Straits

    January 1, 2024

    In a two-step process on Dec. 14, the MSDF vessel cleared a mine from World War II. “We managed to dispose of it without fail,” said Lt. Cmdr. Akira Ito of the 43rd Mine Warfare Force. It was the first explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operation carried out in the Kanmon Straits in nine years. The still-dangerous ...

  • Cambodia: CMAA review mine action success, set 2024 goals

    January 1, 2024

    The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) held a two-day workshop on December 27-28 to summarise the results of its work in 2023 and outline its working direction for 2024. The conference, held in Kep province, also saw representatives of development partners. CMAA second vice-president Sem Sovanny addressed the opening of the event, saying ...

  • Irish police investigate fire at disused pub set to house homeless families

    January 1, 2024

    Irish police have been investigating a second fire in less than a fortnight at a building local people reportedly believed would be used to accommodate asylum seekers. The emergency services were called to the scene at the Ringsend area of Dublin in the early hours of New Year’s Eve. It took nearly 30 firefighters three hours ...