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- Northern Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on viable pipe bomb discovered in Co Down
December 3, 2022
Police have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable pipe bomb-type device found in Co Down. The security alert, in Brookfield Avenue, Banbridge, has now ended, a PNSI spokesman said. Officers ...
- Italy: Unexploded World War II bombs found in Milan
December 3, 2022
The EOD technicians from 10th Engineer Regiment of the Italian Army are planning to render safe three American 500-pound World War II bombs, which were found in the vicinity of ...
- Afghanistan: Pakistani embassy in Kabul attacked, one injured
December 2, 2022
Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul came under attack on Friday with gunfire wounding a Pakistani security guard, officials said, in what Islamabad called an attempt to assassinate its head of mission, ...
- Greece: Two bombs target Italy’s embassy cars in an Athens suburb, no injuries
December 2, 2022
Two explosive devices have targeted cars belonging to the Italian embassy in Greece, one of which went off causing no injuries, according to Greek police. There was no immediate claim of ...
- UK: Bargoed arrests after bomb disposal team called to house
December 2, 2022
Two men have been arrested following a ordnance disposal operation in Bargoed. Gwent Police said officers had received reports of “a suspicious device found at an address in Sycamore Court”. The ...
- Nigeria: Top ISWAP Leader Killed In Airstrike
December 1, 2022
An airstrike by troops of the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, has neutralised another top commander of Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ group, Muhammed ...
- Daniel Craig urges more support for mine action
December 1, 2022
Daniel Craig, the world-renowned British actor and a UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, calls on the international community to provide more support for mine ...
- Spain tightens security after suspect packages found at government buildings
December 1, 2022
Spain has ordered increased security at government buildings and embassies after the discovery of six letter bombs and incendiary devices over the past seven days, including one that exploded at ...
- German DM22 Directional Anti-Tank Mines In Ukraine
May 29, 2022
While there has been much discussion of Germany’s transfer of RGW90 (Matador) anti-armour weapons, MANPADS and Gepard anti-air systems one weapon which has been overlooked is the DM-22 PARM. The initial ...
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