News – September 2023

September 26, 2023

The Mozambican Police (PRM) has collected 33 military explosive devices in Beira city and the neighbouring district of Dondo, in the central province of Sofala, following the death last week of one person and injury of two others as the result of a detonation. According to the PRM spokesperson in Sofala, Dércio Chacate, cited in Tuesday’s ...

September 25, 2023

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a Yemeni military patrol in the turbulent southern province of Abyan, killing at least five soldiers. The local security official said on condition of anonymity that the attack took place on Sunday night in the Mudiyah district of Abyan, when an IED planted on the side of a road ...

September 25, 2023

From 23 to 25 September 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, visited Egypt upon the invitation of General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-In-Chief Of The Armed Forces, Minister Of Defense And Military Production. In Cairo, Admiral Bauer met with senior political and military authorities and delivered a lecture at the Nasser Higher ...

September 25, 2023

The Sindh High Court has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and others to file comments with regard to the upgradation of explosive detector devices for improvising safety and security measures at airports, aerodromes, aircraft and civil aviation installations/parking areas. The direction came on an application seeking compliance with a court order for revamping explosive detector ...

September 25, 2023

Cambodia concluded the first international humanitarian mine action exercise themed “Pure Homeland 2023” conducted within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers-Plus on Friday. The first-of-its-kind multinational exercise, that began on September 13 at the Multinational Peacekeeping Force Training School in Kampong Speu Province, has seen the participation of more than 500 troops from ASEAN member ...

September 25, 2023

Northern Benin faces the terrorist threat as jihadist groups based in the Sahel try to expand their actions to the Gulf of Guinea countries. To counter this threat and secure the borders, the Beninese army launched Operation Mirador in early 2022, deployed in the northern departments of the country. They recently agreed to take several ...

September 25, 2023

It’s not every day that a bomb is unearthed in Singapore, but a massive one just turned up at a construction site in Bukit Timah. Coming in at a whopping 100kg, the World War II aerial bomb will be detonated on September 26 (Tuesday). The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has deemed ...

September 25, 2023

Specialist British military bomb disposal teams are training Ukrainian engineers to clear Russian minefields. Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world, and it’s slowing down Ukrainian military advances. The training by British Army sappers – combat engineers, some of whom faced similar obstacles in Afghanistan – was specifically requested by Ukraine. Read more… Source: ...

September 24, 2023

The Koksijde air base in West Flanders, Belgium, is hosting a significant NATO chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defence exercise called “Toxic Trip 2023” from September 23 to September 29. The exercise involves approximately 600 military personnel from 18 NATO countries, including Germany, Belgium, the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and others. Sweden, ...

September 24, 2023

The vehicle in question was ferrying the materials from Nairobi to Kitui when police intercepted it. Acting on a tipoff, sleuths had the vehicle on their radar, catching up with the driver in Kitui. A search conducted saw the police recover the contraband wrapped in a parcel. The driver of the vehicle is in police custody at ...

September 24, 2023

Police recovered bomb materials during a patrol in Barangay Camatchile here on Thursday, September 21. Found were 40 caliber 5.56mm ammunition for M16 rifle, two magazine assemblies for M16 rifle, and essential parts of an Improvised Explosive Device or IED such as a nine-volt Battery and 134-centimeter wire. Read more… Source: Manila Bulletin  

September 23, 2023

The death toll in a truck bomb explosion in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has risen to 18, a top regional official has said, as the Horn of Africa nation battles armed groups. Abdirahman Dahir Gure, the interior minister of Hirshabelle state where Beledweyne is located, announced the latest toll on Saturday in the wake ...

September 22, 2023

IAEA experts continued to conduct walkdowns of the ZNPP this week. The team visited the main control rooms of units 2, 5 and 6 where they observed that units 2 and 5 remain in cold shutdown and unit 6 in hot shutdown. In addition, the team visited the emergency diesel generators for units 4 and ...

September 22, 2023

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.— Some of the Air Force’s most dangerous missions are undertaken by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squads regardless of the hostilities and hazards of an unpredictable environment. Dangerous and ever evolving threats to people and property requires special skills and tools that are honed and mastered through challenging and realistic training. Last ...

September 21, 2023

Cross River State Police Command, yesterday, made a major breakthrough when it uncovered and busted an Improvised Explosive Device, IED/gun manufacturing factory at Osomba community in Akampka Local Government Area of the state. The operation, which lasted over four hours saw the recovery of remote controlled IEDs, detonators, other explosive devices, several automatic weapons, dozens of ...

September 21, 2023

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Constable Armstrong Regoso and Staff Sergeant Ansa Puaraua recently travelled to Nauru with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on Operation Render Safe to conduct reconnaissance and survey reported explosive remnants of war. This was the first chance for Constable Regoso and Staff Sergeant Puaraua to use their newly attained level ...

September 20, 2023

The Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) welcomes a new K-9 to the force. Taps, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, was born in Poland and in June joined her partner, Officer John Browning, in Aggieland. In June 2023, Officer Browning and K-9 Taps attended the Pacesetter K-9 Academy in Liberty Hill, Texas, where they completed a 120-hour ...

September 20, 2023

Bomb disposal experts were called to a former recycling centre after a tin of gunpowder was discovered by a worker during refurbishment work. The 1kg (2.2lb) tin was found at the former Mile Cross household waste centre in Swanton Road, Norwich. Norfolk-based charity The Benjamin Foundation now operates in the unit, recycling electrical items. Police said ...

September 20, 2023

In a proactive operation, the police in the Khyber district intercepted a loader rickshaw transporting a significant quantity of gunpowder and apprehended the rickshaw driver. District Police Officer Salim Abbas reported that the police made the crucial interception at the Nala check post of the Bara police station. The discovery of a substantial cache of explosives ...

September 20, 2023

The crew onboard the Togo-flagged general cargo ship Seama were evacuated Monday morning with the help of the Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea. The Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea (ARSVOM) reported today that it was requested to intervene in order to evacuate the 12 crew members. The crew was ...

September 20, 2023

While inside the home of a dead veteran on Tuesday, Cobb County police had to deal with a rare situation. Officers were made aware of several unexploded grenades dating back more than 50 years. The Cobb bomb squad then responded to the scene to ensure the explosives were not a potential danger. Read more… Source: MSN News  

September 20, 2023

A man was killed in the Kyiv region as a result of a car exploding an explosive device. The State Emergency Service reported on Telegram. On September 20, rescuers received a report of a forest fire between two settlements of the Ivankiv territorial community. At the scene, firefighters found out that the car ran over a ...

September 20, 2023

Detectives are appealing for information after a house was damaged during a petrol bomb attack in Newtownards on Tuesday night. It was reported to police at around 10.10pm that a petrol bomb had been thrown at the front door of a property in the Glenbrook Road area. Scorch damage was caused to the front door, but ...

September 20, 2023

The Defense Ministry’s State Special Transport Service experts improved the mobility of the demining system they have in service by placing it on chassis. In order to create passages through enemy minefields, the assault units of the State Special Transport Service modernized the demining installation, putting it on a wheeled base. This allowed for improving the system’s ...