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- Sweden: Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm
August 3, 2023
More than 50 people have been injured and dozens detained in Stockholm after opponents of the Eritrean government stormed an event in the Swedish capital organised by regime supporters. About 1,000 ...
- Belgium: EOD DOVO is looking to acquire six ROVs for explosive ordnance disposal service
August 2, 2023
Awarding authority: MRMP-N/P – Direction Générale Material Resources – Division Marchés Publics – Section Naval Systems – Sous-section Programmes Title: acquisition de six (6) véhicules télécommandés (ROV) pour la capacité VSM ...
- Ukraine will produce its own mine clearance machines
August 2, 2023
In Ukraine, a machine for preparing the soil for mine clearance was certified. The manufacturer received a certificate of conformity and a declaration of conformity, which allows establishing its production ...
- Team Minot hosts USAF-wide EOD exercise
August 2, 2023
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. – The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted Operation Frozen Peanut here, July 24-28. Operation Frozen Peanut is a routine exercise designed to ...
- Nigeria: IED Injures 5 Soldiers, 2 Policemen At IPOB Camps
August 2, 2023
Five soldiers and two policemen sustained various degrees of injuries from Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during clearance operations in Anambra and Imo states. Gen. Nwachukwu ...
- Senegal: Two dead, five wounded in Dakar bus petrol bomb attack
August 2, 2023
Two people were killed and five wounded when an attacker hurled a petrol bomb on a bus in Dakar on Tuesday, the interior minister said. Bus driver Abdoulaye Diop, who ...
- Saving life and limb; 325th CES EOD
August 2, 2023
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal is one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. As technology advances, so do the explosives used to fight wars. ...
- Ukraine is 3D printing bombs to keep up with its battlefield demands
August 2, 2023
Ukraine is 3D-printing bombs as it looks for alternative ways to supply enough weaponry for its fight back against Russia’s military, according to a new report. The Economist reported that Ukraine ...
- Managing exits from violent extremist groups: lessons from the Lake Chad Basin
August 2, 2023
Some Lake Chad Basin countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria) have been dealing with violent extremism for over a decade. Disarmament, demobilisation, repatriation, reintegration and resettlement processes in these countries ...
- Ugandan peacekeepers starts clearing unexploded ordnances in DR Congo
August 1, 2023
The Ugandan peacekeeping troops have embarked on demining and clearing unexploded ordnances in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of Uganda People’s Defence ...
- Myanmar: One dead, 12 wounded in Kayin state bomb blast
August 1, 2023
A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday, an official said. The blast from a vehicle detonated near Thanlwin bridge checkpoint at around 6:50 ...
- Sweden: One person injured in explosion in Ronna
August 1, 2023
In Ronna in Södertälje, an explosion occurred in an apartment building at quarter to two on the night of Tuesday. According to police, an apartment door has been destroyed and ...
- US Imposes Sanctions on 20 Individuals and 29 Firms in Maldives Over Terror Links
August 1, 2023
The United States has designated 20 individuals and 29 companies as being operatives and facilitators for the terror groups, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qa’ida in the ...
- Somalia: Bomb blast wounds one person in Mogadishu
August 1, 2023
A witness says an explosion occurred in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu early on Monday Tuesday morning. The explosion from a landmine was targeted at a vehicle carrying soldiers of ...
- NATO Innovation Fund closes on EUR 1bn flagship fund
August 1, 2023
Twenty-three NATO Allies have officially become Limited Partners of the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), which is preparing to make its initial investments later this year. The Participating Allies¹ have also ...
- Bangladesh and India work together to counter armed Kuki infiltration into Mizoram
August 1, 2023
Bangladesh and India are worried about the disturbing news of armed insurgents infiltrating into restive Mizoram state of northeast India as refugees. Both Delhi and Dhaka are sharing intelligence reports, browsing ...
- Türkiye discovers unexploded artillery shells in Black Sea
July 31, 2023
Türkiye’s Naval Forces Command detected at least 28 unexploded artillery shells in the Black Sea, local authorities in Istanbul said Monday. Investigations conducted by the underwater defense forces revealed that the ...
- Sweden: A powerful explosion in Linköping
July 31, 2023
During the night, some type of explosive device detonated in the center of Skäggetorp. The Center Party’s leader and Linköping resident, Muharrem Demirok, lives a good distance from the explosion ...
- California: Suspect arrested after explosive devices found at Fremont business
July 31, 2023
Evacuations have been ordered for an area of Fremont after authorities located explosive devices in a business on Industrial Place on Sunday, police said. Earlier, police were called to a report ...
- Pakistan: At least 44 killed, over 100 injured in ‘suicide’ blast at convention in KP’s Bajaur
July 30, 2023
At least 44 people were killed while over 100 were wounded in a suicide blast at a Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bajaur district on ...
- New York: MTA K9 discourages terrorism on trains
July 30, 2023
The MTA is continuing to work to keep the region’s transportation system safe and canines are playing a large role in their efforts. The MTA PD Canine Unit currently has ...
- Ukraine’s sea drones, part of Ukraine’s fightback in the Black Sea
July 30, 2023
At a secret makeshift military base a nondescript van and pickup truck tow two gray objects covered by tarpaulin mounted on trailers. In the driving rain, they resemble something more ...
- India: Nine-year-old boy injured in crude bomb explosion in Bengal’s North
July 30, 2023
A nine-year-old boy was injured in a crude bomb explosion in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday, police said. The boy, a class 4 student was injured in Basirhat ...
- Iraq’s electric grid hit by fire, explosions amid scorching heat
July 30, 2023
A fire at a power station in southern Iraq and several explosions have affected the country’s ailing national electricity grid as temperatures rise. A statement by Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity ...
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