- India: Two CoBRA jawans killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
June 23, 2024
Two personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force’s jungle warfare unit CoBRA were killed after Naxalites blew up a truck with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgah’s Sukma district on Sunday, police said. An encounter between security forces and Naxalites has been underway since the afternoon in the forests of Amjhar and Muhkot villages in ...
- Russia: Twenty killed, 46 injured in terrorist attacks in Dagestan
June 23, 2024
Twenty people were killed and 26 were injured as a result of attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent in Dagestan. On Sunday, militants attacked two Russian Orthodox churches, two synagogues and a traffic police post in Derbent and Makhachkala. Read more… Source: TASS Sign up for our Newsletter Related:
- Afghanistan: Taliban to relocate TTP fighters from border to other provinces
June 22, 2024
Reports say that the Taliban are planning to relocate members of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from border areas to other provinces in Afghanistan. This decision comes after months of discussions between the Taliban, Pakistan, and China. According to sources, the Taliban in Afghanistan are working to move TTP fighters from areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, particularly in ...
- Jordanian police discover explosives stored in residential apartment
June 22, 2024
Police in Jordan said on Saturday they had uncovered and detonated explosives stored in a residential area of the capital and were investigating the incident. The explosives, found in a home in the Marka neighborhood northeast of the capital, were detonated onsite after the area was evacuated, according to a brief statement by public security directorate. ...
- Private sector’s contribution to mine clearance activities to help resolve the global mine crisis
June 21, 2024
The private sector’s contribution to humanitarian mine action efforts will help resolve the global mine crisis and accelerate the journey to a mine-free world. The remarks were made by Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority and President of the Mine Ban Convention 2024, during a meeting ...
- Montenegro: Explosion In Cetnje kills 2, seriously injures 3
June 20, 2024
An explosion in central Montenegro’s historical capital, Cetnje, on Thursday killed two people and seriously injured three others, police said. Police sealed off the area around the Cetinje town’s sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the type and cause of the explosion. The state RTCG television said it was a bomb, and suggested the ...
- Somalia asks peacekeepers to slow withdrawal, fears armed group resurgence
June 20, 2024
Somalia’s government is seeking to slow the withdrawal of African peacekeepers and warning of a potential security vacuum, documents seen by Reuters news agency show, with neighbouring countries fretting that resurgent al-Shabab armed group fighters could seize power. The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), a peacekeeping force, is committed to withdrawing by December 31, ...
- Afghanistan: Senior TTP commander killed in Kunar
June 20, 2024
The newspaper Dawn reported that Abdul Manan Ilyas, a senior commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known by his alias Hakimullah, was killed in Kunar province. The report stated that he was killed during the “Eid ceasefire” in the Chugharsarai area of Asadabad district in Kunar. The Pakistani media outlet described Abdul Manan as a former ...
- UK: Investigation into the finding of two grenade-type devices in Preston
June 19, 2024
Lancashire Constabulary investigation is continuing into the finding of two grenade-type devices in Preston. Police were called to Watling Street Road, Fulwood, at around 12.25pm yesterday (18th June) to a report that the devices had been found close to an address. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were called, a cordon established, and 69 properties were ...
- Chad: At least nine killed after ammunition depot fire triggers explosions
June 19, 2024
At least nine people have been killed and 46 injured after a fire triggered a series of blasts at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena. The fire began in N’Djamena’s Goudji district late on Tuesday and there had been “huge explosions”, Foreign Affairs Minister Koulamallah Abderaman wrote in a statement on Facebook. On social ...
- Philippines: Boy hurt as IED explodes in Basilan
June 19, 2024
A boy was injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off at a gasoline station in Lamitan City, Basilan evening on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. According to the provincial government, the boy passed by the area when the explosion happened. He sustained minor injuries. The explosion damaged partly the cover of a fuel dispenser. Authorities ...
- Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention – Intersessional meeting – EU Statement on Victim Assistance
June 18, 2024
The European Union has been resolutely engaged in favour of mine victims and persons with disabilities through its policies and assistance, in particular in the implementation of the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/257 which provides for national stakeholder dialogues to encourage parties responsible for the wellbeing of mine‐affected communities and survivors to better address the challenges ...
- It’s Time to Learn How to Blow Things Up Again
June 18, 2024
Western governments’ rapidly growing defense spending sounds like a straightforward equation: More spending equals more weapons. But skilled weapons workers are in short supply, especially explosives experts, and without a sufficiently big bang behind them, even the most sophisticated weaponry is pointless. But blowing things up is not learned in a quick crash course. We need ...
- UK: Man denies making explosive device in shed
June 18, 2024
A man has appeared in court charged with making explosive substances. Harry Whittaker, 31, of Caddington, near Luton, Bedfordshire, denied three counts of unlawfully creating a “nitrate-based low-explosive composition such as the explosive substance black powder”. Appearing at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday via video link, Mr Whittaker also pleaded not guilty to unlawfully ...
- Ukraine: Bomb disposal experts defuse 250-kilogram air bomb in Donetsk Oblast
June 18, 2024
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) bomb disposal experts have defused a 250 kg high-explosive air bomb that fell on the grounds of a household in Kostiantynivka, “A 250 kg high-explosive air bomb was removed by SES bomb disposal experts from a household in the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast. Fortunately, the ordnance did not ...
- California: Crews detonate suspected pipe bomb found at Sacramento County recycling center
June 17, 2024
Explosive ordinance disposal teams have detonated a live device that was discovered at a recycling center in Sacramento County on Monday. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says they first got a report about a suspected pipe bomb near Watt Avenue and Winona Way at 11:15 a.m. Deputies say an EOD team was dispatched to the scene ...
- UK: Controlled explosion after ‘mortar round’ found in Lincolnshire
June 17, 2024
A controlled explosion was due to be carried out following the discovery of what was believed to be a mortar round in a Lincolnshire village. The device was found in Caythorpe, near Sleaford, on Monday afternoon. Earlier, police set up a 100m (328ft) cordon and said the area was being evacuated. A bomb disposal team was ...
- Czech Republic: Ammunition explosion kills one soldier, injures eight in Libava
June 17, 2024
An unspecified ammunition exploded in the Libavá military training area, which is located in the Olomouc Region, on Monday before noon. One person died, eight people were injured. The incident is being investigated by the Military Police. Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová (ODS) is heading to the scene. “Shortly after eleven o’clock in the morning, an ...
- Spain: Menacing ISIS cell calling for attacks on Euros players busted after propaganda network spewing threats was unearthed
June 17, 2024
A sinister ISIS ring that called for attacks on Euro players has been snared after a major operation in Spain. Spanish cops uncovered a twisted propaganda network urging their followers to target Real Madrid football players. The extremist unit shared their sickening propaganda in a poster encouraging their followers to attack the footballers’ team bus. Read more… Source: ...
- UK: Major delays at Birmingham Airport over 100ml liquid limit
June 17, 2024
New 3D scanners could spell the end of frustrating liquid limits at airports but there have been major delays in installing the new tech in the UK. The UK’s Birmingham Airport saw major delays this weekend amid confusion over new rules about liquids in hand luggage. Photos on social media showed queues that stretched outside of ...
- Pakistan: Four die in Kurram IED explosion
June 17, 2024
At least four members of a family were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Kurram tribal district on Sunday, while police claimed to have gunned down a militant commander during an operation in Lakki Marwat. A vehicle was caught up in the IED explosion in Kurram’s Teendo area as it was ...
- Malian Army Kills 42 Suspected Terrorists After Attack Leaves 5 Soldiers Wounded
June 16, 2024
The Malian army claims to have killed 42 suspected terrorists after a “complex car bomb ambush” suffered by the military on the road linking the towns of Menaka and Ansongo in the east of the country, leaving five soldiers wounded. Reportedly, a car bomb was launched on Friday against a military patrol, but was destroyed at ...
- UK: Unexploded bombs and mines could be detonated for wind farm work
June 16, 2024
Scores of unexploded Second World War bombs and mines off the Norfolk coast could have to be blown up to pave the way for a huge wind farm. Danish energy firm Ørsted wants to build its £8bn Hornsea 3 project in the North Sea, some 75 miles from Cromer – but needs to make sure there ...
- India: Smaller disposal, detection teams can be formed by Delhi Police for bomb threats
June 16, 2024
The city police have told the Delhi High Court that smaller teams from their existing strength of five bomb disposal squads (BDS) and 18 bomb detection teams (BDT) can be formed to meet the requirement of more such units in case of an emergency. The Delhi Police said there are also 23 BDS/BDT units of the ...
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