- Thailand: Loan shark bombs debtor’s house in Phattalung province
September 30, 2022
A loan shark allegedly threw a deadly military-grade hand grenade at a woman’s house in Phattalung province, southern Thailand, after she failed to meet repayments. At 2pm yesterday, police were called to a house in Mueang district after a gardener discovered an explosive device in the grass. Police evacuated neighbours and called Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) ...
- Afghanistan: 19 Killed in Explosion at Kabul Educational Center
September 30, 2022
Kabul’s security department’s spokesman Khalid Zadran said that 19 people died in an explosion on Friday at Kaaj educational center, and 27 others are injured. Khalid Zadran said that students came to the center, in PD13, to take the Kankor university entrance exam, and the number of casualties is preliminary and may increase. “An educational institution that ...
- FBI warns drones pose potential risk to critical infrastructure after some spotted over Louisiana chemical facilities
September 30, 2022
Drones have been spotted flying over Louisiana chemical facilities and a pipeline over the past year and a half, prompting an FBI warning on Thursday about the potential for espionage and terrorism at critical infrastructure facilities, according to a report obtained by CNN. “verflights can be an effective means of surveilling critical infrastructure because facility security ...
- UK: Residents evacuated after men ‘placed hand grenade outside a house’ before fleeing the scene in Bury
September 30, 2022
People living in Whitefield had to be evacuated from their homes after a hand grenade was reported to have been found on a street. The police believe that two men on a motorbike “placed a hand grenade outside a house and then fled the scene” in Bury. The incident took place at Randale Drive in Whitefield. Bomb ...
- Somalia: State TV journalist killed while covering military operation on the outskirts of Mogadishu
September 30, 2022
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the bomb attack that targeted Somali National Television (SNTV) journalist, Ahmed Mohamed Shakur alongside security officials during a security operation in Basra town, about 30km north of Mogadishu on Friday 30 September, 2022. Ahmed Mohamed Shakur, 26, was killed after an improvised explosive device hit him while walking alongside the ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: 2 hurt in twin IED blasts ahead of Shah’s visit
September 29, 2022
Ahead of the scheduled visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir, twin IED blasts in two passenger buses within a time gap of eight hours rocked Udhampur district. Two persons were left injured in the blasts. The first explosion occurred at around 10.30 pm on Wednesday inside an empty bus that was ...
- U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers train to field new robots on Fort Stewart
September 29, 2022
FORT STEWART, Ga. – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers trained to field new EOD robots on Fort Stewart, Georgia. Soldiers from the 756th Ordnance Company (EOD) learned about the CRS robot system during a training class. Sgt. Joseph Serafini from Palm City, Florida; Sgt. Eric Forgarsi from Raleigh, North Carolina; Spc. Patrick Doherty from Kansas City, ...
- New Jersey: Gloucester County receives HazMat Vehicle through American Rescue Plan funds
September 29, 2022
National Preparedness Month is observed each September to raise awareness about steps individuals, families and communities can take to be ready for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. Commissioner Denice DiCarlo, liaison to the Emergency Response Department, is excited to announce the latest acquisition to the Hazmat Response Team, the HazMat Vehicle ...
- Canada could lead global demining efforts in Ukraine
September 29, 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to become a leader in the global demining efforts in the country. “The conversation with the Prime Minister of Canada was, as always, very specific and focused primarily on how Canada can increase support for Ukraine. Among other things, we discussed demining. Canada has both ...
- Gas Gas Gas NATO forces strengthen CBRN skills
September 29, 2022
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialists (CBRN) Soldiers with the 39th Brigade Support Battalion conducted joint training with the Bulgarian Army’s 38th Chemical Battalion to show the CBRN capabilities and help grow for the future at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria (NSTA) Sept. 20-29, 2022. “I know from the outside looking in, it looks like we ...
- India: Bomb-making manuals, weapons, and jihadi documents seized in PFI raids
September 28, 2022
The Islamist organisation, Popular Front of India (PFI) and its sister organisations and fronts, were banned by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India under the UAPA Act via a notification on September 27. Before the ban was announced, multiple raids were conducted on the locations linked to PFI leaders, workers and associates. During these ...
- UK: Manchester charity gets funding to clear landmines in Ukraine
September 28, 2022
A UK charity has received a two million dollar grant to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine and to deliver risk education to communities caught up in the conflict. The funding has been awarded to Manchester-headquartered MAG (Mines Advisory Group) by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). MAG, which employs some 5,800 people in 27 ...
- India: CRPF jawan killed in IED blast in Bijapur district
September 28, 2022
A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, suspected to have triggered by Naxalites, in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident occurred at around 6:30 pm near the Chintavagu river in Dharmaram village when a team of the CRPF’s 196th battalion was ...
- UK: £1.3 million in contracts awarded to fund telexistence technologies
September 28, 2022
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) are pleased to announce that three innovators have won a share of £1.3 million funding to develop cutting edge telexistence systems. Telexistence technology has the potential to give those working in hazardous environments the capability to undertake ...
- New Jersey: Stockton K-9 Team Wins National Explosives Detection Dog Title
September 28, 2022
K-9 Freya proved she has what it takes to be top dog at the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) National Detector Dog Trials in Georgia last week. Freya, a 6-year-old golden retriever, and handler Lt. Tracy Stuart competed in the annual event for narcotics, accelerant and explosives detection dogs in Lowndes County, Georgia, Sept. 18-23. ...
- American Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers participate in multinational exercise in Canada
September 27, 2022
CANADIAN FORCES BASE BORDEN, Ontario, Canada – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are participating in a multinational counter explosive threat exercise at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 18 – Oct. 4. During Exercise Ardent Defender, American Soldiers from the 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) are training with EOD technicians from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, ...
- Colorado: Pipe Bomb Found Behind Grocery Store In a Denver Suburb
September 27, 2022
An active pipe bomb was found behind a grocery store in a Denver suburb Tuesday, authorities said. Police responded around 12:30 p.m. to reports of a possible explosive device found behind a Safeway grocery store in Littleton, about 10 miles south of Denver. A contractor working at the store spotted the bomb, police said. Responding police secured ...
- New Zealand: Loud bang heard as police, Defence Force investigate ‘item of concern’
September 27, 2022
Witnesses have described hearing a loud bang as police and the New Zealand Defence Force dealt with a suspicious item in Palmerston North. Police officers closed a section of Pioneer Highway, between Shamrock and Lyndhurst streets, in Palmerston North on Tuesday after an “item of concern” was found on the side of the road about 11am, ...
- Australian Navy team detonates suspected World War II bomb discovered in Darwin Harbour
September 27, 2022
A team of navy divers has detonated a suspected World War II “dummy bomb” that’s believed to have been sitting on Darwin Harbour’s seabed for up to 80 years. Footage released by the Australian Defence Force shows the controlled explosion, which was performed on Monday afternoon. Commercial divers originally found the suspected bomb last Wednesday, with authorities ...
- Turkey: Explosion near police building in Mersin kills one police officer
September 27, 2022
One police officer was killed late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a residence that houses police in the southern Turkish province of Mersin, while a second officer was wounded, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. He said the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was responsible for the attack, which occurred around 10:40 p.m. (1940 GMT), and ...
- Germany: 50 kg World War II bomb defused in Berlin
September 26, 2022
A World War II bomb found in Berlin-Moabit, aduring construction work was defused on Monday. After the controlled detonation of the World War II bomb, the authorities have lifted the barrier circle around the site. The police announced on Monday on Twitter. This would allow residents to return to their home and traffic could start ...
- Yemen: 2 killed in IED explosion in Taiz province
September 26, 2022
At least two people were killed and 11 others injured when an explosion struck a civilian bus in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz on Sunday, a security official told Xinhua. “An explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted a civilian bus while it was passing through a main entrance leading to the besieged city ...
- Cambodia turned minefields into “the land of gold” over 30 years
September 26, 2022
The head of Cambodia’s mine authority said that Cambodia has achieved incredible success by having transformed minefields, once spread all over the Kingdom, into “the land of gold” after 3 decades of demining actions. During an event on Thursday, Senior Minister Ly Thuch, CMAA First Vice-President, said the issue of the threat posed by landmines and ...
- UK: Starving Springer Spaniels found ‘roasting alive’ in Bracknell trailer will be trained in explosive detection and drugs detection in Kent
September 26, 2022
A litter of malnourished puppies found locked and ‘roasting alive’ inside a bike trailer near Bracknell have been adopted. Thames Valley Police discovered six Springer Spaniel’s and their mother without water, food or daylight inside the trailer on July 30, during the summer heatwave, the force said. Vets worked against the odds to bring the dogs back ...
