- Pakistan: Police van damaged in two IED blasts
November 2, 2026
Two separate explosions involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted on motorcycles rocked Bannu near Merian Gate Police Post and Degree One College, causing no casualties but partially damaging a police mobile van. According to police sources, unidentified terrorists had planted explosives on a motorcycle near Merian Gate Police Post. The device detonated with a powerful blast, ...
- Yemen: IEDs disguised as rocks, bricks and thermos flasks pose new threat to civilians
November 2, 2026
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) reportedly concealed beneath soil, inside roadside bags and disguised as everyday objects including rocks, bricks and thermos flasks are among the emerging explosive threats facing civilians in Yemen, as conflict intensifies and frontlines shift, the HALO Trust warns. Since August 2026, escalating conflict has driven large-scale civilian displacement. Media reports and open-source ...
- Ukraine: Flanders allocates 1 million euros to mine clearance efforts with dogs
November 2, 2026
The Flemish government is allocating 1 million euros to help Ukraine detect mines with dogs. The money will go to the non-profit organisation Apopo. Apopo is an NGO that has used animals to detect landmines in war-affected areas for more than twenty years. The NGO, headquartered in Tanzania, was founded by Flemish national Christophe Cox. Apopo has ...
- Nigeria: Troops discover, detonate IED in Borno
November 1, 2026
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Navy Lake Chad, NBLC, and Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device, IED, along the Baga–Cross road in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal – EOD team was subsequently deployed to the ...
- Germany: Police carry out controlled detonation of chemical mixture after explosion at ZF Arena
November 1, 2026
A fire at the ZF Arena caused approximately €100,000 in damage overnight from Friday to Saturday. According to initial investigations, three men between the ages of 17 and 21 are suspected of detonating a homemade explosive device. No injuries have been reported so far. Provisional arrests have been made, according to a joint press release ...
- Syria: Landmines, explosive remnants of war kill seven, injure 11 in one week
November 1, 2026
Seven people, including three children, were killed and 11 others injured in six explosions involving landmines and unexploded ordnance across Syria between October 24 and 30, according to health officials and Civil Defense authorities. The incidents occurred in Hasakah, Hama, Daraa and Quneitra provinces, underscoring the continuing threat posed by explosive remnants of war to civilians, ...
- France: Authorities investigate after petrol bomb sets police officer on fire during public protests in Paris
November 1, 2026
France has opened an attempted murder investigation after petrol bombs were thrown at security forces during protests against the rising cost of living in Paris on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France for a third weekend of demonstrations. Clashes erupted in Paris and other cities, with police reporting attacks ...
- Albania: Molotov cocktails and clashes with police during protest in Tirana
November 1, 2026
Six people have been arrested, three others have been criminally prosecuted, while two have been declared wanted following acts of violence recorded during the rally held yesterday in Tirana. According to the Police, during the protest, some people opposed and attacked blue uniformed workers with hard objects, pyrotechnics, Molotov cocktails, balls and metal screws. They also ...
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