- Ukraine says it launched drone attack on Russian chemical plant
November 9, 2024
Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian chemical plant in the western city of Tula overnight on Friday into Saturday, according to the country’s security service. Russian authorities have not acknowledged the attack. According to the SBU, Aleksinsky chemical plant was hit by at least 13 Ukrainian drones, resulting in explosions and clouds of smoke ...
- UK: Second man charged after bomb squad explode ‘suspicious item’
November 9, 2024
A second man has been charged after a “suspicious item” was discovered in a flat and destroyed by the Royal Navy bomb squad.Police officers discovered the item while searching a flat in Clydebank’s Overtoun Court on Monday, October 28, in connection with an ongoing investigation into a man’s unexplained death nearby. Several homes in the area ...
- Pakistan: At least 25 killed, over 40 injured in suicide blast at Quetta railway station
November 9, 2024
At least 25 people were killed and 40 others were injured in a suicide explosion at Quetta’s railway station, marking the latest incident of unrest in Balochistan. Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion took place at the railway station’s booking office, which usually witnesses a significant number of people, resulting in the high death toll so ...
- Netherlands: Police seize 35 tons of fireworks destined for illegal Dutch market
November 8, 2024
Officers of the fireworks team of the Zuid-Holland Zuid district of the Rotterdam Unit arrested two men for trafficking in illegal fireworks after an investigation on Thursday 7 November. It concerns two men aged 57 and 37 from Vuren and Herwijnen. This happened in Herwijnen, Gelderland, after a search of a business premises and a garage ...
- Nigeria: Imo Police train officers, men on bomb detection, handling
November 8, 2024
Following the recent bomb explosion at International Market Orlu, which claimed two lives and injured many, the Imo State Police Command has organized a one-day for officers on the identification, handling, and disposal of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. A press statement issued from the desk of the command’s public relations officer, ASP Henry Okoye informed that ...
- Israel tightens travel advice for Amsterdam, bans soldiers from coming to Netherlands
November 8, 2024
The Israeli government has tightened its travel advice for Amsterdam, advising citizens to return to Israel and not to show Israeli or Jewish symbols when going out on the street. The Israeli army has also banned soldiers from traveling to the Netherlands. According to the Times of Israel, the tightened travel advice urges Israelis in Amsterdam ...
- UK: WW2 bomb found on building site in East Tilbury safely detonated
November 8, 2024
Specialists have successful carried out a controlled explosion of a World War Two bomb discovered on a construction site. The buried device was uncovered near Station Road in East Tilbury, Essex at 11:30 GMT on Tuesday before the detonation took place on Friday. Ch Supt Scott Egerton said: “It was decided detonation of the device at ...
- Iraq security forces detain PKK-affiliated suspect in Kirkuk bombing case
November 8, 2024
Iraqi security forces have detained an alleged member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in connection with a recent bombing in Kirkuk. Arshad al-Salihi, Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, told Shafaq News that National Security Service forces carried out the arrest of the suspect, who allegedly attacked Saygin Haji Oglu, the head of the ...
- India: Digital University Kerala researchers develop mine-detection technology
November 8, 2024
A team of researchers from the Digital University Kerala (DUK) have come up with a technology to detect buried explosives with minimum human involvement. The technology can be put to use even in the most rugged and forested areas, thereby, reducing risk for people involved in de-mining and also clearing large areas in the shortest time. ...
- Pakistan: Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in South Waziristan
November 7, 2024
A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said. The roadside bombing happened in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police officer Dilawar Khan said on Thursday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed ...
- U.S. DOD Developing CHAPPIE for CBRN Defense
November 7, 2024
The Department of Defense has introduced CHAPPIE, a quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle, or QUGV, being developed for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear—a.k.a. CBRN—field operations. The U.S. Space Force said Tuesday CHAPPIE is one of two QUGVs at the Buckley Space Force Base repurposed for CBRN operations. CHAPPIE is an unmanned system that is enhanced with remote CBRN ...
- The European Union and Cambodia standing together for a mine-free future
November 7, 2024
Cambodia is at peace today, but for 40,000 Cambodian amputees, the past wars are still with them every day, visible on their bodies. Mobility, dignity, family and economic integration are all affected by the scourge of mines. The EU and its Member States are major donors for mine action assistance worldwide, supporting universalisation, survey and clearance ...
- Pakistan: Conflicting reports of ‘operation’ near Pakistan-Iran border
November 7, 2024
Conflicting reports emerged about a cross-border operation, conducted by Iranian forces in the Sistan and Balochistan province, with Iranian officials claiming the targets were Afghan-Tajik militants, while other sources suggest they may have been smugglers. Iranian authorities said that 18 Afghan-Tajik “suicide bombers” were killed by security forces in an operation in the Rasik, Chabahar and ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 258
November 7, 2024
A new expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency crossed the frontline this week to travel to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), replacing colleagues who have been monitoring nuclear safety and security at the site over the past several weeks as part of the IAEA’s non-stop efforts to help prevent a radiological accident ...
- Kansas: Newton police find illegal explosives, one arrested
November 6, 2024
Newton police have taken an unidentified person into custody after finding dozens of illegal explosives in the garage of a home. Police said a suspect fled from a North Newton Police officer during an unrelated traffic stop. Newton Police assisted in the chase and eventually found the suspect in a garage in the 500 block of ...
- Kenya: Security forces destroy two al-Shabab camps in border region
November 6, 2024
Kenya’s counter-terrorism police unit said its special forces carried out intelligence-led operations on the border with Somalia, destroying two al-Shabab makeshift camps. It said the operation, carried out by the Special Operations Group, Kenya’s elite counter-terrorism group, led to the recovery of materials for the making of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), including detonators, switches, IED cylinders ...
- 301st EOD Team Enhances Readiness with Training
November 6, 2024
NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The 301st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team conducted training at the EOD range located on Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth. The training on Oct. 30 focused on counter-improvised explosive device (IED) tool use, a crucial part of EOD operations. NAS JRB Fort Worth Commanding Officer Capt. Beau ...
- Nigeria: Two Suspected IPOB/ESN Members Killed In Imo Market IED Explosion
November 6, 2024
Two suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been reportedly killed in an accidental explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Orlu international market close to Mbari Okoro, Imo State. According to the Imo State Police Command’s Spokesperson, Henry Okoye, the ESN members were ...
- Ukraine’s Modified Sport Plane Drone Strikes Russian Naval Base 700 Miles from Front Lines
November 6, 2024
A modified Aeroprakt A-22 sport plane, converted into a long-range drone and carrying explosives, struck Russian naval vessels at a Caspian Fleet base in Kaspiysk, Dagestan – approximately 700 miles from Ukraine‘s frontlines, according to a report from Anton Gerashchenko, former advisor to Ukraine’s interior ministry. The A-22 drone program showcases Ukraine’s innovative approach to developing ...
- Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb thrown through elderly couple’s window in Derry
November 6, 2024
In a statement Detective Sergeant Mark Gingell said: “Police received a report at around 7.30 pm that an object had been thrown at a house in the area. “Officers attended and observed the remnants of what they believed to have been a pipe bomb device and alerted Army Technical Officers. “The object, which has been declared ...
- UK: Explosive found in car in Bootle safely detonated
November 5, 2024
A suspected grenade found in the boot of a car has been detonated by an Army explosives team. Merseyside Police called in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit after the discovery on Strand Road in Bootle at about 13:10 GMT on Monday. A cordon had been put in place and several homes and businesses were evacuated as ...
- Northern Ireland: Residents evacuated from homes in Co Tyrone over ‘suspicious object’
November 5, 2024
Residents have been evacuated from their homes in Co Tyrone over the discovery of a suspicious object, described by an MLA as “an improvsied explosive device.” The incident in the Maplebrook Court area of Coalisland was reported on Tuesday afternoon. Motorists have been advised to avoid the area and seek other main routes for their journey. ...
- The Estonian Navy, Together with Allies, Hunts for Historical Explosives in Estonian Waters
November 5, 2024
On October 4th, the Estonian Navy, together with NATO’s Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1), began a ten-day mine clearance operation in Estonian waters. During this operation, the Estonian Navy will search for, identify, and neutralize historical explosives in Pärnu Bay and the southern part of Väinameri. “Mine clearance operations in Estonian waters provide a ...
- UK: Two new cases of Clade lb mpox detected
November 5, 2024
Two new cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to be more transmissable have been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Clade lb mpox strain in the country to three. The new cases are household contacts of the first ...
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