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- Japan to provide more than $1 million to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia
December 19, 2023
The Royal Government of Japan, through the Embassy in Cambodia, has agreed to provide more than $1.3 million to Cambodia for the clearance of cluster munitions, landmines, and unexploded ordnance. The ...
- Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
December 19, 2023
MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones ...
- Australia: Risky business just another day at the office
December 18, 2023
It might have been a relatively simple task for Sergeant David Bailey, but rendering safe a 500lb bomb amidst vital national infrastructure in Nauru was a complex situation. The procedure on ...
- Greece: Explosive device deactivated near riot police HQ in Zografou
December 18, 2023
The bomb disposal squad discovered and defused an explosive device near the headquarters of the riot police officers (MAT) in the district of Zografou in central Athens on Monday. Unidentified individuals ...
- Tunisia: IED explodes in Kasserine governorate wounding teenager
December 18, 2023
A 15-year old teenager has been wounded in the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Kasserine, a restive governorate used as a hideout by terrorists, in Tunisia. Abdelghani ...
- Europol: Online Jihadist Propaganda – 2022 in review
December 18, 2023
This report is the fifth edition of the annual review of online jihadist propaganda. It analyses the major trends and developments in the propaganda of the most prominent Sunni jihadist ...
- UK: Arrests made and public’s help sought following explosion in Sidcup
December 18, 2023
Detectives investigating an explosion in Sidcup where a ULEZ camera and surrounding property were damaged have arrested two men. The arrests were made on Monday, 18 December by detectives from the ...
- India: NIA foils ISIS Ballari module plans to trigger IED blasts, arrests 8 operatives
December 18, 2023
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday raided 19 locations across four states and arrested eight operatives of the Islamic States’ Ballari module, inluding its head Minaz alias Md. Sulaiman. The ...
- Cyprus: Police arrest fan for illegal possession of explosives
December 18, 2023
Police in Paphos have taken a 20-year-old into custody on Sunday to facilitate investigations into a case involving the possession of explosive materials and violence at a sports venue. According to ...
- Norwegian tanker attacked in Red Sea from Houthi-controlled Yemen
December 18, 2023
A petrochemical tanker has been attacked in the Red Sea by projectiles fired from Yemen, with the Houthis claiming responsibility, saying they launched a drone attack on a cargo vessel. The ...
- Cambodia: CMAA on track for mine-free 2025
December 17, 2023
While there are approximately two years remaining to achieve this goal, officials from the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) said that 2023 has seen several major steps ...
- German police seize bomb-making material in raids on Hamas suspects
December 16, 2023
German police have removed boxes of ice pack gels used to make explosives from properties linked to four men arrested on Thursday night over a Hamas plot to attack Jewish ...
- Israel: Alerts in north triggered by two explosive-laden drones from Lebanon
December 16, 2023
Two apparently explosive-laden drones entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon, setting off sirens in the Galilee Panhandle. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome, while the second hit an area near the ...
- Northern Ireland: Pipe bomb explodes outside Belfast home
December 16, 2023
A pipe bomb exploded in the garden of a house in Dunmurry on Friday. Detectives are investigating the attack in Sunnymede Park, which was reported shortly after 11.30pm. The pipe bomb ...
- Indian Air Force requires three systems to protect bases from attack by multiple swarm drones
December 16, 2023
With the threat posed by unmanned aerial systems growing by the day, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has chalked out the requirement for different mobile systems to counter such threats ...
- UNDP and the Netherlands forge $10 million partnership for mine action in Ukraine
December 16, 2023
In a landmark development for Ukraine’s recovery and safety, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands announce a new partnership, marked by acontribution of $10 ...
- California: Bomb squad detonates improvised explosive device found in Placer County
December 16, 2023
A bomb squad team safely detonated a potentially deadly improvised explosive device that was found off a road in Placer County earlier this week, the sheriff’s office said. The device looked ...
- UK: Edinburgh bomb squad detonated historic device at Cramond beach
December 16, 2023
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers were spotted on Cramond beach as they detonated a historic object that was found in a residential area. Edinburgh police were called to the Craigmillar Park ...
- Niger: Military kills terrorists’ kingpin, bomb expert, 38 other fighters
December 15, 2023
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said wanted terrorists leader, Ali Kachala Kawaje; terrorists bomb expert Machika Dan Muhammad, and 38 other fighters were killed in Niger State airstrikes. Other prominent terrorist ...
- Kenya: Deadly al-Shabaab bomb attack claims 4 lives in Garissa
December 15, 2023
Police on Friday confirmed that at least four individuals lost their lives, and two others sustained serious injuries when their four-wheel-drive vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The Improvised Explosive ...
- TSA conducts international exercise focusing on threats to cross border systems with Amtrak, Transport Canada
December 15, 2023
SEATTLE – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) partnered with Amtrak and Transport Canada to conduct its first exercise on international soil in Vancouver, Canada, on December 13. Focusing on surface and ...
- Senegal: 4 soldiers killed in the explosion of an anti-tank mine in Casamance
December 15, 2023
Four Senegalese soldiers were killed in Casamance when their vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in this region of southern Senegal in the grip of an independence rebellion, according to the ...
- Arizona: 10 IEDs found at US-Mexico border in cartel gunfight
December 15, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning agents to be on the lookout for explosive devices. A federal law-enforcement source shared with FOX Business Network an internal officer safety alert dated ...
- Serbian police arrest 4 in connection with false bomb reports
December 15, 2023
Serbian police arrested at least three people across the country and one in the Czech Republic on Friday in connection with major false bomb reports. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced ...
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