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- Nigeria: Police bomb disposal team remove IEDs in Borno
October 24, 2025
Operatives of the police in Borno have removed two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted by the insurgents along the Ngwaom–Mafa Road in the state. The spokesman of the command, ASP ...
- Pakistan: Senior police officer and two others killed in back-to-back blasts in Hangu
October 24, 2025
Three cops, including a superintendent of police (SP), were martyred as back-to-back blasts rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu on Friday, according to police. KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed shared ...
- India: Delhi Police foils ISIS-inspired terror plot; two operatives held for planning attack on prominent mall, public park
October 24, 2025
October 24 (ANI): In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in a ...
- Ukraine: Four people killed, 12 others injured in explosive device detonation at railway station in Ovruch
October 24, 2025
On a platform in the town of Ovruch, Korosten district, Zhytomyr region, during a document check, a 23-year-old man detonated an explosive device: he and three other women, including a ...
- UK: Men jailed over arson attack for Russia on Ukrainian business in London
October 24, 2025
Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine. The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, ...
- UK: Two men charged over mosque arson attack
October 24, 2025
Two men have been charged in connection with an arson attack on Peacehaven Mosque, according to Sussex Police. No one was injured in the fire on 4 October, though the front ...
- India: Suspected IED blast damages railway track in Assam’s Kokrajhar
October 23, 2025
Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) damaged a section of track in Assam’s Kokrajhar ...
- UK: Evacuation after police find ‘explosive material’ in Preston
October 22, 2025
A number of houses have been evacuated in Preston after police searched a house and found “potentially explosive material”. The evacuation followed a pre-planned search warrant at a property in ...
- Wyoming: State agencies release more details of suspected IED at state Capitol
October 22, 2025
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and Wyoming Highway Patrol have released more details about a suspected improvised explosive device found on the state Capitol grounds in Cheyenne on ...
- Thailand: 36 M79 grenades discovered hidden in major logistics warehouse in Songkhla
October 22, 2025
Police have discovered 36 suspected M79 grenades concealed inside a parcel at a major private logistics warehouse in Bang Klam district, Songkhla province, after staff noticed suspicious details and were ...
- How the military is using drones, 3D printers to counter improvised explosive threats
October 22, 2025
Soldiers from 11 countries participate in “Ardent Defender” at Base Gagetown, southeast of Fredericton — an opportunity to showcase new technology seen on battlefields around the world. Read more… Source: CBC News Sign ...
- Ohio: Two hospitalized after explosion in Middleton Township
October 22, 2025
Firefighters and the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house explosion in Columbiana County Monday night. Deputies and firefighters responded to the 48200 block of Carmel Achor Road in Middleton ...
- Mexico: Gulf Cartel gunman caught near Texas border with explosives, drones, and IEDs
October 22, 2025
Authorities in Mexico arrested a suspected member of the Gulf Cartel who had 151 drone explosives, 18 drones, three IEDs, and various other weapons. The seizure also included state-of-the-art anti-drone ...
- Russia: Woman injured by explosion of unidentified device in Stavropol
October 22, 2025
An explosion of an unidentified device has wounded a woman with shrapnel in the city of Stavropol, a source in the regional operational services told TASS quoting preliminary data. “An ...
- Ukraine: Mine Action AoR Achievements January – September 2025
October 21, 2025
In the third quarter of 2025, Mine Action AoR partners in Ukraine reached over 682,700 people in 24 regions, showing a continued increase in coverage compared to the previous quarter. The ...
- Vietnam seeks stronger international support for post-war mine clearance
October 21, 2025
The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) hosted a conference in Hanoi on October 21 to rally global aid and support to sweep the country clean of deadly mines and ...
- Yemen: Al-Qaeda twin car bomb attack in Albyan Governorate kills at least 4
October 21, 2025
Members of the terror group Al-Qaeda have launched an attack on a Yemeni military headquarters in the country’s governorate of Albyan. The attack targeted the headquarters of the Security Belt First ...
- Ukrainian citizens arrested in Poland and Romania over an alleged Russian plot
October 21, 2025
A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, while two others were arrested in Romania, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors said ...
- Pakistan: Karachi police make first arrest using facial recognition technology
October 21, 2025
Police on Monday claimed to have made the first-ever arrest using facial recognition technology in the metropolis. Without identifying the exact location, DIG Syed Asad Raza said that an alert was ...
- Sweden: Live hand grenade found in apartment in Västerås
October 20, 2025
A live hand grenade has been found in an apartment in Västerås, the police report. The National Bomb Protection Unit has been at the scene. The hand grenade is believed to ...
- Michigan: Authorities investigate ‘targeted’ explosion in Battle Creek
October 20, 2025
Authorities in Battle Creek are investigating after an explosion occurred on the southwest side of the city late Friday night. Officers with the Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) were called to ...
- Azerbaijan: ANAMA employee injured in mine explosion in Khojavand
October 20, 2025
An employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) was injured in a mine explosion while on duty in the Khojavand district. ANAMA told Report that the incident occurred ...
- Mexico: Baja California Officials Say Drug Cartel Behind Explosive Drone Attack on Police Station
October 20, 2025
Law enforcement and government officials in northern Mexico continue to be targeted by drug cartels, which continue to retaliate as the government intensifies its crackdown on organized crime. The border city ...
- Iraq: KRG’s Mine Action Efforts Continue with Clearance of Gre Mire Minefield
October 20, 2025
On Monday, 20 October 2025, the Committee for the Handover of Cleared Minefields of the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), Duhok Office, officially handed over the Gre Mire minefield ...
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