- UK aid budget cuts have halted vital programmes in Afghanistan
May 18, 2023
The UK’s aid watchdog has raised concerns over cuts to the humanitarian assistance budget that have led to vital projects in Afghanistan being halted or delayed. In its report, published on Thursday, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact highlighted that reductions to the UK’s funding commitment for 2022-23 have resulted in programmes for polio vaccinations and ...
- Syria: U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader
May 18, 2023
U.S. military officials are walking back claims that a recent strike in Syria killed an influential al-Qaeda figure, following assertions by the dead man’s family that he had no ties to terrorists but was a father of 10 tending to his sheep when he was slain by an American missile. Lotfi Hassan Misto, 56, whose family ...
- Crimea Railway Blast Derails Russian Train
May 18, 2023
A Russian freight train carrying grain derailed in annexed Crimea early Thursday in what some media accounts described as an explosion. According to the Baza Telegram channel, which is believed to have links to Russia’s law enforcement agencies, five railroad cars tipped over at around 8:00 a.m. Moscow time near the south-central Crimean city of Simferopol. Read ...
- UK: Doorman planted fake bomb in popular pub and alerts police so he could ‘play the hero’
May 18, 2023
In November 2021, Stephen Edward Oliphant claimed he found a suspicious device in a toilet basin at Wetherspoons pub The Hat and Feathers, in Seaham, County Durham. After raising the alarm and alerting police, the pub was evacuated and a specialist bomb disposal unit arrived at the scene. Read more… Source: The Scotsman
- Bangladesh: Two army men killed in KNA attack in Bandarban
May 17, 2023
Two soldiers of the Bangladesh Army were killed and two others were injured when the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA) carried out an attack in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a press release on Wednesday said the KNA rebels detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) and opened ...
- Republic of Georgia: State security service detains six Georgian citizens on terrorism charges
May 17, 2023
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) announced on May 17 that it had detained six Georgian citizens on charges of supporting the Islamic State terrorist organization as a result of the counter-terrorist operation conducted simultaneously in four locations. The Security Service noted that based on the evidence obtained, it was established that the detainees had ...
- Nigeria: Suicide jackets, IEDs, grenades recovered from Kano, Kaduna, terrorists’ dens
May 16, 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS), in joint operations with the Nigeria Army and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has raided hideouts of insurgents/terrorists in parts of Kaduna and Kano states, even as five suspects were arrested and a variety of arms and ammunitions recovered. This is as one of the terrorists blew himself up with ...
- Spain: Explosion linked to ‘gender-based violence’ kills two near playground in Gipuzkoa province
May 16, 2023
An explosion has killed two people in Spain, with authorities suspecting the blast was linked to “gender-based violence”. The blast happened near a children’s playground in the town of Orio in the north of the country on Tuesday, according to local officials. The man and woman were killed at around 5.30pm local time in the fishing ...
- First human trial of dirty bomb antidote begins
May 16, 2023
The first human trial of a new drug that could reverse the effects of radiation from a dirty bomb or nuclear accident is taking place in the US. HOPO 14-1 works against elements that can be used to make dirty bombs, which are explosive devices laced with radioactive substances. Read more… Source: Sky News
- New York: Fort Plain man charged in pipe bomb investigation
May 16, 2023
A Fort Plain man was arrested, after a report of a pipe bomb in the village. Police got a report of a pipe bomb in a car on Main Street on Thursday of last week, they said. Read more… Source: WNYT News
- Rapid and selective screening of organic peroxide explosives using acid-hydrolysis induced chemiluminescence
May 15, 2023
Organic peroxide explosives (OPEs) are unstable, non-military, contemporary security threats often found in improvised explosive devices. Chemiluminescence (CL) can be used to detect OPEs, via radical formation consisting of peroxide moieties (-O-O-) under acidic conditions. However, selectivity for specific OPEs is hampered by the ubiquitous background of H2O2. Herein, we report the differentiation of hexamethylene triperoxide ...
- San Francisco woman sentenced to prison for possession of bomb-making supplies, ammunition
May 15, 2023
A San Francisco woman named Thor Kill was sentenced last week to two years in prison after authorities seized a large ammunition supply, bomb-making supplies and gun parts from a storage unit. Kill was convicted of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said. Authorities discovered Kill’s social media posts that supported ...
- Nigeria: 3 soldiers killed, 10 others wounded in ISWAP IED attack in Borno State
May 15, 2023
Three soldiers have been killed while 10 others sustained various degrees of injuries in an ambush on their convoy by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist group, while repelling terrorists in Abadam local government area of Borno State. It was gathered that the troops, who were part of clearance operation against the ...
- Kenya: Three injured after vehicle was hit by IED in Mandera
May 15, 2023
Three people were Sunday, May 14 injured when a public service vehicle they were traveling in ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mandera East. Police said the three were en route to Mandera Town from Elwak when an IED that had been set on the roadside went off. Read more… Source: The Star
- TSA is testing facial recognition at more airports, raising privacy concerns
May 15, 2023
A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes “Photo Complete” and the person walks through – all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA officer sitting behind the screen. It’s all part of ...
- Pakistan: Suicide bomb attack on Chinese shipyard workers foiled by police in Karachi
May 15, 2023
A suspected suicide bomb attack on Chinese shipyard workers in Pakistan has been foiled by police. The PTI news agency cited police officers as saying the attacker was killed by security forces on Wednesday following an intelligence tip-off. An attack was reportedly being planned at a shipyard in Karachi’s Port Qasim. Read more… Source: TradeWinds
- Nigeria: Suicide bomber bombs self in Kaduna
May 15, 2023
A suspected member of Boko Haram on Monday morning was reported to have blown himself off with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to avoid being arrested by security operatives. The Nation gathered the incident occurred at Ibrahim Haske Road in the Keke community of New Millennium City, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. Read more… Source: The ...
- Estonia: Unmanned aviation to be developed in Tartu
May 15, 2023
The Estonian Transport Administration has decided to establish a testing area for unmanned aviation (drones) in Tartu, which is home to the research institutions and infrastructure necessary for aviation innovation. According to the Transport Administration, the establishment of a test facility in Tartu will create opportunities for broad-based development and deployment of unmanned aviation technologies. This ...
- Somalia: Suspect behind grenade attack captured
May 14, 2023
Government forces in Mogadishu’s Hodan district executed a planned operation on Sunday, leading to several significant arrests. Authorities captured a man believed to be behind a recent grenade attack on local police near the University within the Hodan district itself. Read more… Source: Hiiraan Online
- Idaho: Authorities detonate bomb in Idaho Falls
May 14, 2023
The Idaho Falls Regional Bomb Squad detonated a bomb in Bonneville County Saturday night. Someone found an explosive device in an empty construction site near South 9th East and East 49th South around 6 p.m., according to Idaho Falls Police Department spokeswoman Jessica Clements. Read more… Source: East Idaho News
- ‘UK: Unexploded bomb’ found in back garden in Tewkesbury
May 13, 2023
A bomb disposal unit has been deployed to a street after a suspected unexploded bomb was found in a back garden. An army explosive ordnance disposal team is currently assessing it, Gloucestershire Police said. Read more… Source: BBC News
- India: Assam Rifles jawan hurt while defusing bomb Bishnupur district
May 13, 2023
An Assam Rifles trooper was injured while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) in Saitan village in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Friday morning, Defence sources said that the injury was not serious. The para-military personnel were defusing the IED in Saitan village, around 60 km south of capital city Imphal. The police said that the security ...
- India: State university develops IED detectors
May 13, 2023
Chhattisgarh’s Ravishankar Shukla University has developed sensor system by isolating bacteria that react against DNT — used to produce explosives. This technique will be helpful to detect landmines buried under the ground. These sensors can be dropped in suspected areas using drones and their readings can be observed from a distance using binoculars. Read more… Source: TOI
- Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb defused in Co Down security alert
May 13, 2023
A pipe bomb has been recovered as a security alert ended in Newtownards on Saturday morning. The security alert began on Friday night in the Ardmillan Crescent area with the discovery of the suspicious object. The explosive was diffused by an ATO team before residents were allowed to return to their homes. Read more… Source: BelfastLive
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