- Thailand: EOD inspects Deputy PM Prasert’s office to prevent wiretapping
September 13, 2024
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel checked the office of Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Chantraruangthong to look for suspicious objects and implement measures to prevent wiretapping. Police officers from the EOD unit brought in special equipment to check for suspicious objects. The inspection took a while and followed standard protocol for office transition when a new deputy ...
- Pakistan: Eight security personnel injured in IED attack in Kalat district
September 13, 2024
In a concerning development from Balochistan, eight security personnel sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack near the Takht area of District Kalat on Friday. The incident occurred when an IED, planted on the roadside, detonated as a security forces vehicle passed by. The explosion resulted in minor injuries to the eight personnel aboard ...
- Mexico: Worsening Sinaloa Cartel war paralyzes life in Culiacan
September 13, 2024
Authorities in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa on Thursday canceled national day celebrations and shut schools on the back of escalating violence stemming from internal Sinaloa Cartel fighting, which has left 12 people dead since Monday. Shootouts, the sound of gunfire and burnt out vehicles has become a common sight in the state capital Culiacan, ...
- Vermont: Police investigating after explosive used in mailbox
September 12, 2024
Police say someone used an explosive to blow a mailbox off its post in Georgia, Vermont. Vermont State Police say they responded to a home on Georgia Shore Road Thursday morning for a vandalism report. Multiple neighbors told troopers they heard an explosion Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the state ...
- Israel: Car explosion in Ramle leaves four dead, eight wounded after fire breaks out in nearby store
September 12, 2024
A car bomb explosion in Ramle on Thursday evening killed four people and wounded eight in what is suspected to be the result of a clash between two crime syndicates. The bomb killed a five-year-old girl, a 10-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl, and a 50-year-old woman. A one-month-old baby boy was critically wounded as well. Medical ...
- Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response
September 12, 2024
The head of the African Union’s health agency has called on Western countries to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and not abandon Africa amid an ongoing mpox outbreak. Dr Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said on Thursday that 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been ...
- Germany: Evacuation is due in Bielefeld after discovery of World War II bomb
September 12, 2024
The discovery of an aerial bomb from the Second World War is not uncommon. Most of these bombs are still live and pose a serious threat to the population. A warning has been published by Bielefeld fire brigade/BIWAPP regarding discovery of a Second World War bomb in the Bielefeld Schildesche area. Residents within a radius of ...
- French peacekeepers conduct joint training with LAF on first aid, improvised explosive devices
September 12, 2024
UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers hosted members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in their main base in the south Lebanese village of Dayr Kifa for joint training last week. The three-day activity saw 10 Lebanese soldiers learn skills together with their French counterparts on first aid as well as on detecting and mitigating threats posed by improvised ...
- MSPO 2024 – the largest Show ever!
September 12, 2024
The four days of the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO were intense for the global defence industry. The Targi Kielce business event hosted over 28 thousand people, and another 12 thousand called in the Kielce exhibition and congress centre to participate in the Open Day; the Armed Forces Exhibition on Saturday, 7 September. The Targi Kielce’s ...
- Japan: Aichi teen arrested over possession of high explosives
September 11, 2024
Police arrested an 18-year-old high school student from the city of Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture Tuesday over the alleged possession of high explosives, including a type used in overseas terror attacks. The arrest stems from a discovery in the teen’s possession approximately 31 grams of a powder containing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and around 5 g of ...
- US announces $700 million humanitarian aid package for Ukraine
September 11, 2024
The U.S. will provide Ukraine with $700 million in humanitarian aid to support displaced Ukrainians, the energy grid in Ukraine, and demining efforts, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Kyiv on Sept. 11. The U.S. will provide $325 million to help repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The package also includes $290 million in humanitarian aid, ...
- National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies
September 11, 2024
Military and civilian explosive ordnance disposal experts tried out the latest Explosive Ordnance Disposal technologies and robotics in the 2024 National Robot Rodeo competition, Aug. 26-30. The week-long event, managed by the United States Bomb Technician Association, brought EOD bomb technicians from the government, public sector and international agencies together with industry partners to showcase the ...
- Irish soldiers prepare for ‘likely’ deployment in 2025 with EU battlegroup
September 11, 2024
Irish soldiers are preparing for the likelihood of deployment in 2025 as part of an EU battlegroup amid increased political instability around the world. The Irish Government approved the participation by the Defence Forces in a German-led EU battlegroup this year and next year. Its purpose includes acting as an initial entry force to stabilise a ...
- Ukraine: EOD divers remove part of a Russian drone from the Dnipro River
September 11, 2024
After the enemy attack, SES divers recovered metal fragments of a Russian drone from the Dnipro River. The wreckage was reported by an eyewitness who heard the explosion. After another enemy attack, sapper divers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine removed metal fragments of a Russian drone from the Dnipro River. This was reported by ...
- Sweden says stamping out gangs ‘will take a decade’
September 10, 2024
Sweden’s justice minister has warned that stamping out the country’s violent crime epidemic will take a decade or more, with immigrant drug gangs infiltrating courts, the police and prisons. Criminologists have said the problems behind the crime wave, which has included grenade and bomb attacks, are so deep-rooted that it will take at least a decade ...
- Pakistan: Six policemen among 13 hurt in Wana blast
September 10, 2024
Six police personnel and seven civilians were injured in an explosion in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan district, on Monday morning. Separately, Gomal University Vice Chancellor Dr Shakibullah came under an armed attack while he was leaving the University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan. He survived the ambush though his car was damaged in the shooting. ...
- Greece: Explosion at Event Venue in Athens-Souniou Causes Damage to Nearby Shops
September 10, 2024
The incident occurred outside an event venue located along the Athens–Souniou road, where an improvised explosive device (IED) had been placed on a bench by unknown individuals, according to the Hellenic Police (ELAS). The explosion caused considerable damage to the venue’s fencing and shattered the windows of two nearby shops. Authorities are investigating the incident, but ...
- China to strengthen mine clearance cooperation with African countries
September 10, 2024
China is willing to strengthen mine clearance cooperation with African countries and help Africa eliminate the threat of mines as soon as possible, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday. She noted that peace and security cooperation is an important area in the formation of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new ...
- Ecuador foils attack on prison by explosive-laden drone
September 9, 2024
Ecuadoran authorities foiled a drone attack on La Roca prison, where former vice president Jorge Glas is held, highlighting the escalating violence linked to drug cartels in the country. Ecuadoran officials said they had thwarted an attack Thursday carried out by an explosive-laden drone on La Roca prison, which houses ex-vice president Jorge Glas, arrested ...
- Pakistan: Son of tribal elder killed in Waziristan attack
September 9, 2024
The son of a tribal elder was killed in a remote controlled IED attack on his car in Lower South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Police told The Express Tribune that in the Wana tehsil of South Waziristan an IED targeted the vehicle of prominent tribal elder Malik Jamil Toji Khel, resulting in the death of his ...
- NZDF dives into Solomon Islands explosives disposal work
September 9, 2024
Fourteen NZDF personnel have joined a multinational contingent in Solomon Islands to dispose of dangerous explosive remnants of war (ERW) under Operation Render Safe. The Australian Defence Force-led operation will see up to 250 personnel from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and United States in support of explosive ordnance ...
- Cyprus: Police probe linked bomb attacks
September 9, 2024
Police are investigating a series of linked bomb attacks that have occurred in Nicosia, Larnaca, and Limassol in recent weeks. Investigators believe the same person is responsible for all four incidents, based on an analysis of improvised explosive devices found at the scenes. The latest device, which was defused safely, led to the arrest of a ...
- What are ‘dragon drones’, Ukraine’s latest weapon against Russia?
September 9, 2024
Ukraine is adding little-known incendiary weapons to its armoury in its battle to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion, including “fire-spitting” drones reminiscent of dragons. On Wednesday, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry posted videos on the social media platform X showing a Ukrainian drone raining down what appeared to be fire – but was molten metal – on ...
- Falkland Islands: Explosive Disposal team locate and destroy a live anti vehicle landmine
September 9, 2024
On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC. Upon contacting the Police Incident Commander, it was deemed unsafe to approach as water was covering the item. ...
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