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- Northern Ireland: Police vehicle attacked with suspected petrol bomb in Derry
April 15, 2023
A suspected petrol bomb has been thrown at a police vehicle in Derry. The incident happened in the Shearwater Way area of Derry at around 10am on Saturday as officers attended ...
- Nigeria: Three soldiers injured ‘after running into IED planted by ISWAP’ in Borno
April 15, 2023
At least three soldiers attached to the 25 task force brigade of Operation Hadin Kai have been reportedly injured after running into an improvised explosive device (IED) in Borno. Allegedly, the ...
- Cyprus: 22-year-old in prison for possession of explosives
April 15, 2023
The Police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with an investigation into a case of illegal possession and storage of explosives. Before the arrest and securing a court warrant, the Police ...
- Japan: Man arrested after ‘smoke bomb’ is thrown at the prime minister Fumio Kishida
April 15, 2023
Japan’s prime minister was forced to take cover on Saturday after a pipe-like object believed to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him during an outdoor speech. Fumio Kishida was ...
- Spain: Court releases man charged with sending letter bombs
April 14, 2023
A Spanish magistrate on Friday ordered the conditional release of a man charged with terrorism for sending six letters containing explosives to high-profile diplomatic and government targets. The National Court magistrate ...
- US Army all hazards command participates in Exercise Freedom Shield in South Korea
April 14, 2023
SEOUL – The U.S. military’s premier all hazards command deployed for Exercise Freedom Shield in South Korea, March 13 – 23. American Soldiers and U.S. Army civilians from the 20th Chemical, ...
- 4 Killed In Car Bomb Blasts At Myanmar New Year Festival
April 13, 2023
Four people were killed in eastern Myanmar on Thursday after a series of car bombs exploded at a pagoda where a crowd had gathered to mark the start of the ...
- Nigeria: Unidentified device explodes in Dutse, injures one
April 13, 2023
An unidentified device suspected to be an improvised explosives device (IED) has exploded in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. The explosion, according to an eyewitness and the police in the state, ...
- UK: Sharnbrook house explosion investigated by counter terror police
April 13, 2023
Counter terrorism police have been deployed to the aftermath of a small explosion at a house. Emergency services were called to the property in Loring Road in Sharnbrook following the incident ...
- US: Army working dog teams assist with emerging technology assessment
April 13, 2023
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — More than 20 military working dog teams from across the Army converged on Fort Leonard Wood last week to participate in an assessment of a ...
- Pakistan: Lahore-bound train narrowly escapes bomb blast
April 12, 2023
A Lahore-bound train on Tuesday narrowly escaped a bomb blast that happened at the main railway track linking Quetta with the other three provinces. Railway officials said the powerful explosion occurred ...
- Sri Lanka: Army de-miners in full swing to complete de-mining process in North
April 12, 2023
During the last phase of the Humanitarian Operation, mines remained scattered haphazardly all over the North posing serious threat to human habitation. In 2002, the Sri Lankan Government initiated the ...
- TTP Still Using Afghan Soil for Attacks in Pakistan – Khawaja Asif
April 12, 2023
Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) still uses Afghanistan soil against Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Defense Minister said while interviewing with Voice ...
- Afghanistan: Mine blast kills two children in Ghazni province
April 11, 2023
Two children were killed when the unexploded device from the past war exploded in the eastern province of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, local sources said. On Monday afternoon, a group of ...
- Northern Ireland: Four suspected pipe bombs found in cemetery in Creggan
April 11, 2023
Four suspected pipe bombs have been found by police in a cemetery in Northern Ireland. Officers sealed off the City Cemetery in Creggan, Londonderry, on Tuesday following the discovery of a ...
- At least 3,500 African Union soldiers killed in Somalia since 2007
April 11, 2023
Thousands of African Union peacekeepers have been killed and hundreds more injured in Somalia since the forces began their work in that country in early 2007, the head of their ...
- Northern Ireland: PSNI vehicle attacked with petrol bombs during republican parade in Londonderry
April 10, 2023
Police in Northern Ireland have condemned a petrol bomb attack on officers during an Easter parade as “senseless and reckless”. The incendiary devices were thrown at an armoured police Land Rover ...
- Pakistan: Four killed in blast targeting police vehicle in Quetta
April 10, 2023
Four people were killed and eight injured in a bombing targeting a police vehicle in a marketplace in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, a hospital official said. According ...
- Iraq: Unexploded drone found near Duhok dam
April 10, 2023
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A villager told Rudaw that he had found an unexploded explosive-laden drone near Duhok dam and handed it over to security forces to investigate. Haval Boti from ...
- DHS S&T: New Carry-On Baggage Screening System Aims to Reduce Traveler Screening Times
April 10, 2023
WASHINGTON – Travelers may have a new way to screen their carry-on bags in the future with technology being developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology ...
- Cambodia: Kratie on track for ‘mine free’ status in June
April 10, 2023
Kratie is expected to be declared the next mine-free province in June, becoming the 13th provincial-level region to receive the status, according to Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian ...
- Syria: IS land mine kills at least 6 civilians in Deir Ez-Zor province
April 10, 2023
A deadly land mine explosion in Syria killed at least six people on Sunday, according to state media. News agency SANA said the explosion hit civilians who were foraging for truffles ...
- US Army EOD company trains to stay ready for counter WMD missions around world
April 10, 2023
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Hand-picked American Soldiers from a one-of-a-kind U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal company that combats Weapons of Mass Destruction train for high stakes missions around ...
- Victims of Yemen’s tragic proxy war deserve justice now there is genuine hope for peace
April 9, 2023
For the first time in more than eight years of war, there are real and concrete signs of peace. But as a Sky News team has discovered on the ground, ...
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