- UK: Burglars using explosives to blow church safes and steal ‘irreplaceable’ silver
May 12, 2023
A gang of thieves are using explosives to blast open church safes and steal silver worth tens of thousands of pounds. They are believed to have broken into four churches so far, making off with chalices, candlesticks, crucifixes and plates that had been locked away in safe storage. In one raid, 25 pieces of communion silver, including ...
- UK: Foreign Affairs Committee launches counter-terrorism inquiry
May 12, 2023
Today the Foreign Affairs Committee launches a new inquiry into the UK’s efforts to tackle terrorism globally. The inquiry will develop an understanding of the motivations, locations, tactics, ambitions and organisation of the most pressing terrorist threats and consider how the threat from terrorist actors and groups may evolve in the next decade. Read more… Source: Parliament UK
- California: Police uncover 100 pounds of explosives at Bay Area business
May 11, 2023
When police responded to a report of a burglary at a San Jose business Monday, they stumbled across something they weren’t expecting to find — a bomb-making operation, officials said. The San Jose Police Department said in a news release Thursday that it first received notice of the May 8 burglary at a business on the ...
- UK: Far-right extremist given eight-year term for firearm and explosives offences
May 11, 2023
A gun-making far-right extremist who said minorities “should be shot” and accidentally blew up his kitchen while experimenting with explosives has been ordered to be detained for eight-and-a-half years. Vaughn Dolphin was convicted last month of six offences of possessing terrorist information, two of recklessly disseminating a terrorist publication, two of having an explosive substance and ...
- India: 5 suspects held after another blast near Golden Temple
May 11, 2023
The Punjab Police earlier claimed to have tightened the security around the Golden Temple as they held flag marches with the support of paramilitary forces/ The Punjab Police on Thursday said they have solved the cases of low-intensity explosions in Amritsar with the arrest of five people hours after another blast near a community kitchen of ...
- UK: Controlled explosion carried out after bombs found in Strathpeffer
May 11, 2023
A controlled explosion has taken place after two bombs were found in a Ross-shire village. The bomb squad were called to the Ben Wyvis Hotel in Strathpeffer yesterday afternoon. Explosives were found while contractors were working on a Biomass unit on the hotel’s grounds Read more… Source: Planet Radio
- Solomon Islands: EOD welcomes eight newly graduated IMAS level 3 operators
May 11, 2023
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has welcomed eight police officers who have completed and graduated with International Mine Action Standard (IMAS) level 3 certificate at the RSIPF EOD Range Faculty, Hells Point on 5 May 2023. The eight newly graduates were certified to EOD Level 2 in 2022. They ...
- Germany: Police and firefighters hurt in blast at high-rise block in the western town of Ratingen
May 11, 2023
Police officers and firefighters have been injured, some seriously, in an explosion in the western German town of Ratingen, police say. Inside the flat they found a fire in one of the rooms and a man then used a device to set off an explosion, the regional interior minister said. Read more… Source: BBC News
- Tunisian officers showcase EOD skills at Ravens Challenge
May 10, 2023
VICENZA, Italy — The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa counter-IED program sponsored participation of two Tunisian army soldiers in Raven’s Challenge at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Raven’s Challenge is an annual, interagency, counter-IED exercise that incorporates scenarios focused on interoperability capabilities between public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal units in operational environments. Read ...
- Ireland training Ukrainian troops in Cyprus in bomb disposal, demining
May 10, 2023
Irish troops have started training Ukrainian forces in bomb disposal and demining techniques in Cyprus, Ireland’s Defence chief-of-staff said on Tuesday. According to the Irish Times, Ireland has pledged the deployment of up to 30 skilled personnel, specialising in areas such as ordnance disposal and combat medicine. Read more… Source: In-Cyprus News
- DEVCOM CBC Team Supports Data Collection Event in Alaska
May 10, 2023
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) participated in an Army-sponsored data collection event at the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC) in Fort Greely, Alaska as part of its work for person borne improvised explosive devices (PBIED). The event was produced and funded by the Army ...
- Syria: Police officer killed in IS-claimed car bombing in Damascus
May 10, 2023
A Syrian police officer was killed and four others were wounded on Wednesday in a car bomb attack that was claimed by the Islamic State group. The Syrian interior ministry said a vehicle exploded at the Barzeh police station in Damascus, killing a lieutenant colonel and wounding four others. Read more… Source: VOA News
- Ukraine launches new policy on humanitarian demining
May 10, 2023
Ukraine is launching a new state policy on humanitarian demining, which envisages the update of mine action standards, the government press service reported Wednesday. The new policy stipulates implementing a national mine action program and creating a market for demining services with the involvement of international operators, said a statement on the government website. Read more… Source: Xinhua ...
- Michigan: Video of TSA worker’s handling of bomb dog draws outrage
May 9, 2023
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee has been removed from canine handling duties after video taken Sunday at Detroit Metro Airport circulated online. The video, taken by Reddit user ProfessionalEye3568 from the Delta Sky Club on the second level, shows the officer walking back and forth below, yanking the leash hard enough to swing the dog ...
- North Carolina: Police confirm 2 pipe bomb devices found at Hickory church, suspect arrested
May 8, 2023
The Hickory Police Department confirmed two “pipe bomb-type” devices were found at a church in Hickory on Sunday afternoon and have identified the suspect believed to be responsible. The suspect has since been arrested and several law enforcement agencies were involved in the investigation and subsequent arrest. “Hickory Police Officers responded to the Market Place Church, ...
- Mali: Seven UN peacekeepers wounded in IED attack
May 8, 2023
Seven soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded last Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off under their convoy, the mission said. The roadside IED exploded as the convoy went over it 34 kilometers north of the town of Douentza, Mopti Region. No one claimed responsibility for ...
- Somalia, Uganda thwart terror attacks in their capitals
May 8, 2023
Somali and Uganda on Monday said that the security forces of the East African nations have thwarted terror attacks in their capital cities. Forces of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) averted a planned al-Shabaab terrorist group attack on Mogadishu’s peace garden park. During the operation, the intelligence officers seized suicide vests and an auto ...
- India: Second explosion near Golden Temple in Amritsar
May 8, 2023
A second blast was reported at Heritage Street near Golden Temple, Amritsar within 32 hours on Monday morning. The explosion happened at the spot where a blast left six people injured on Sunday. According to an eyewitness, the explosion was reported around 6:30 am. Police and forensic teams reached the spot soon after and started collecting ...
- UK: Boy, 10, finds bomb while walking on Dartmoor
May 8, 2023
A ten-year-old boy made an explosive discovery while out walking on Dartmoor that prompted a call to police and the bomb disposal squad. Joe Baker, 10, was out walking on Okehampton Army Range on the edge of Dartmoor yesterday (May 7) with his dad when he noticed something strange in the bushes. Upon closer inspection he ...
- Russia: Detainee for attempt on writer Prilepin’s life charged with terrorism
May 8, 2023
Russia’s investigative committee has charged Alexander Permyakov, detained for an attempt on the life of the writer Zakhar Prilepin, with terrorism and is petitioning for his arrest, the committee’s press service told reporters on Monday. “The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee, as part of the criminal investigation into the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin’s car, ...
- Niger: Landmine kills seven soldiers in Tillaberi region
May 7, 2023
Seven soldiers were killed Sunday after their vehicle ran over a landmine in the Niger’s western Tillaberi region, said the National Guard of Niger (GNN). A vehicle carrying supplies on a weekly delivery run hit the mine late in the morning six kilometres (four miles) from Samira village, said the GNN in a statement. Read more… Source: VOA ...
- Belgium police arrest Iraqi suspected of al-Qaeda car bombing in Baghdad
May 5, 2023
Belgium police have arrested an Iraqi immigrant suspected of belonging to an al-Qaeda cell that carried out deadly car bombings in Baghdad in 2009-2010, prosecutors said Friday. The man, identified by the initials O.Y.T., born in 1979, was detained on Wednesday when police raided an address near the city of Antwerp on orders of an anti-terrorist ...
- Over 27,000 explosives removed from Libyan cities in 2022
May 5, 2023
According to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), 27,400 explosive war remnants were removed from the Libyan cities of Tripoli, Misrata, Benghazi and Sirte in 2022. More than 1 million war remnants, which include 82 percent of projectiles and 4 percent of small arms ammunition, have been removed in Libya since 2011. Read more… Source: Alwasat ...
- EOD Soldiers support Marine Corps training
May 5, 2023
U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal technicians conducted an unexploded ordnance clearance operation on a Vermont National Guard base to support U.S. Marine Corps infantry training there. Army EOD Soldiers from the Fort Drum, New York-based 754th Ordnance Company (EOD) supported the Vermont National Guard and U.S. Marine Corps during the range clearance mission on Camp Ethan ...
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