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- India: Two SOG jawans injured in IED explosion in Odisha
December 25, 2023
Two jawans of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha Police sustained injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly planted by Maoists exploded in Sirla forest under Tumudibandha of Kandhamal ...
- Cameroon: Blast rocks market in Northwest Region on Christmas Day, with no casualties
December 25, 2023
An improvised explosive device exploded on Christmas Day morning in Bamenda, the chief town of Cameroon’s Anglophone region of Northwest that has been ravaged by years of armed separatist conflict, ...
- US says Houthi drones attacked warship, tankers in Red Sea
December 24, 2023
The US military says a warship was targeted with four UAVs fired from Yemen, and says a tanker was hit by a suicide drone, with another nearly missing a second ...
- Bangladesh: Three held while hurling bomb at railway tracks in Narayanganj
December 24, 2023
Three suspected saboteurs were arrested by the Narayanganj railway police on Sunday while they were hurling crude bombs at the rail tracks in the Narayanganj rail station area. Narayanganj railway police ...
- The Netherlands: Explosives found in Amsterdam homeless shelter during ongoing investigation
December 24, 2023
Police officers investigating a suspicious situation at a homeless shelter in Amsterdam found several explosives after evacuating the building. Emergency services coordinated a massive response just after 10 a.m., sending many ...
- Pakistan: Bomb found in Karachi-bound Awami Express defused
December 23, 2023
A major tragedy was averted when a bomb was recovered from one of the bogies of Karachi-bound Awami Express train on Friday, police and railways officials said. According to details, a ...
- Burundi: Attack by rebels in Vugizo leaves 20 dead
December 23, 2023
An attack by rebels in western Burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians, the central African country’s government has said. The attack was claimed by the Red-Tabara ...
- Benin: Two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in the north
December 23, 2023
Two soldiers on motorcycle patrol in northern Benin were killed on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device, military and police sources said on Wednesday (13 December). While on motorcycle patrol Tuesday ...
- Germany sends ammunition, demining equipment to Ukraine
December 23, 2023
Germany has transferred additional military aid to Ukraine, including tank ammunition, demining equipment, and anti-aircraft guns, the German government announced on Dec. 22. Germany has consistently supported Ukraine with weapons ...
- India: Train services on Howrah-Mumbai route hit as Maoists blow up railway track
December 23, 2023
Train movement on Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai route was severely affected after Maoists blew up a railway track at Binuan village between Rourkela and Manoharpur railway station late Thursday night. Maoist posters and banners ...
- New York: Horseheads Man Pleads Guilty in Explosives Investigation
December 22, 2023
The Horseheads man arrested in November after setting off an explosive device in Chemung County and later caused his entire neighborhood to be evacuated has pleaded guilty. According to Chemung ...
- Cyprus: No clear evidence emerges in Paphos explosion case
December 22, 2023
Despite intense investigations for the second consecutive day in connection with the placement of an explosive device at the residence of a 58-year-old official from the Legal Service in Paphos, ...
- S. Korea Donates Demining Equipment to Ukraine
December 22, 2023
South Korea has reportedly donated demining machines to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance. According to the South Korean embassy in Ukraine on Thursday, two demining machines and ten pickup trucks were handed ...
- Robot dogs protect lives through innovation
December 21, 2023
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — “These robot dogs not only have the potential to save Airmen’s lives, but they also serve as a reminder of how valuable your voice ...
- Mexico: Arsenal of explosives and weapons seized in Jalisco
December 21, 2023
Members of the Mexican Army and Attorney General’s Office (FGR) have seized an arsenal of weapons and explosives in Jalisco in one of the largest arms seizures in recent months. The ...
- Europol: Crackdown on material designed to ‘educate’ future terrorists
December 21, 2023
On 18 December, Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit coordinated a Referral Action Day (RAD) on terrorist online content. The operational action also involved special units from Czechia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Finland, ...
- Ontario: Ottawa youth terrorism case included chemical used in homemade explosives
December 20, 2023
The Ottawa youth arrested on terrorism charges Friday was allegedly in possession of a chemical commonly used in homemade explosives, according to court documents. The youth, who cannot be named due ...
- EU funds further strategic reserves for medical, chemical, biological and radio-nuclear emergencies worth €690 million
December 20, 2023
The Commission is allocating today around €690 million to Czechia, Finland, France, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania to further develop the rescEU strategic reserves of medical and chemical, biological, radiological ...
- Ukrainian spies vow to stab Russia ‘with a needle in the heart’
December 20, 2023
Ukraine’s spies aim to intensify intelligence operations and conduct sabotage strikes deep in Russian-controlled territory next year to bring the war as close to the Kremlin as possible, the head ...
- Spain: Authorities arrest three teenagers who expressed their intent to carry out a terrorist action
December 20, 2023
The National Police of Spain successfully thwarted a potential jihadist attack by arresting three highly radicalised teenagers in coordinated operations in Madrid and Barcelona. The individuals, minors who had actively ...
- India: Security forces unearth three IEDs in joint campaign
December 20, 2023
In a significant development in the ongoing anti-Naxal campaign, security forces, including Chaibasa Police, CRPF, and Jharkhand Jaguar, unearthed three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from the hilly area around village ...
- Morocco, Spain arrest extremists in joint security operation
December 19, 2023
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) under the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) arrested on Tuesday, as part of a joint security operation with the General Commissariat for ...
- Ukraine: Over 200,000 hectares of agricultural land put back into use since beginning of the year
December 19, 2023
Ukraine’s and non-governmental operators’ bomb disposal units have inspected and brought back into use over 200,000 hectares of agricultural land since the beginning of the year. “Our bomb disposal experts from ...
- UK: Three Second World War bombs detonated on Walton beach
December 19, 2023
The Walton Coastguard Rescue team and the explosive Ordnance Disposal team were sent to inspect part of Walton beach on Saturday. Upon arrival the crews discovered three unexploded ordnances which following ...
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