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- Netherlands: Escaped prisoner suspected of explosive robberies arrested in Utrecht
March 23, 2026
A 32-year-old man who escaped from the Diakonessenhuis in Utrecht on Friday was arrested later that evening. The man, identified as Nabil S., is a known figure in the Netherlands’ explosive ...
- Philippines: Police recovers firearms, explosives in Nueva Ecija
March 23, 2026
Police recovered firearms, explosives, and ammunition in Barangay Bugnan, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija over the weekend. The operation stemmed from information provided by a former Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) member who ...
- Marine EOD techs team with robots in frigid Alaskan waters
March 23, 2026
For Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan Veenhuizen and his dozen-man explosive ordnance disposal team, a day on Kodiak Island means prep dives into cold Alaskan waters — a far ...
- Lithuania: Possible drone crash under investigation after explosion in the Varėna district
March 23, 2026
Lithuanian authorities are investigating a possible drone crash after an explosion was reported overnight in the Varėna district near the village of Lavysas. According to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, preliminary information ...
- Nigeria: IED blast kills eight in Niger State
March 23, 2026
Eight persons have been confirmed dead after terrorists detonated an improvised explosive device, IED, along Luma Road in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. According to reports, the explosive ...
- New York: Fort Hamilton Hosts TSA‑Led Multi‑Agency K‑9 Training to Strengthen Regional Readiness
March 23, 2026
FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. — More than a dozen federal, state and local agencies trained together at Fort Hamilton on March 11, 2026, as Transportation Security Administration canine training instructors from ...
- Cyprus: Bomb explosion damages reception venue in Nicosia district
March 23, 2026
An explosion caused by a bomb damaged the well-known reception venue Pavilion, in the Nicosia district early Monday, prompting an ongoing police investigation. Authorities said the blast occurred at around 3:20 ...
- UK: Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire outside London synagogue in antisemitic attack
March 23, 2026
Several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue in a neighborhood home to London’s largest Jewish community early on Monday, in an ...
- Belgium: Practical tests for new CBRN-E technologies in the EU project TeamUP
March 23, 2026
In the last week of February, the TeamUP consortium conducted usability tests and a small-scale trial at the “Campus VESTA” test site in Ranst, Belgium. Numerous new technologies have been ...
- Vietnam: Party chief calls for modernised Engineering Corps to meet evolving defence demand
March 22, 2026
Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored the need for the Engineering Corps, an arm of the Vietnam People’s Army, to enhance its overall capacity to meet increasingly demanding national ...
- Nigeria: Troops apprehend 20 suspected drug peddlers in Yenagoa, defuse six IEDs in South-east
March 22, 2026
Troops of Operation Delta Safe, working in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested 20 suspected drug ...
- Nigeria: Eight suspected bandits killed by own IED in Niger State
March 21, 2026
At least eight suspected bandits have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) believed to have been planted for security forces along Lukope Road in Shiroro Local Government Area ...
- Michigan: A look at the fireworks company that sold products to two suspected terrorists this month
March 21, 2026
Shortly after a man attacked a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, earlier this month, William Weimer received a call from employees at a Phantom Fireworks store in nearby Livonia. Agents at ...
- Malta: Watch the moment a WWII bomb explodes in Mqabba house
March 20, 2026
A World War II ordnance was safely disposed of on Friday morning after being discovered in a residence in Mqabba. The Armed Forces said the unexploded ordnance was confirmed to be ...
- UK: Man caught with stash of weapons in Abergwynfi
March 20, 2026
A man has pleaded guilty to possessing a haul of weapons including a Ninja sword, a knuckle duster, and extendable batons. Maximin Carter was arrested on February 15 on suspicion of ...
- Czech Republic: Anti-Israel group claims responsibility for blaze at arms maker in Pardubice
March 20, 2026
Czech police are investigating a fire at an arms company on Friday as a potential terrorist attack, the interior minister said, after an anti-Israel group claimed responsibility. The blaze, which did ...
- Cambodia: Cluster munition explosion kills one, injures another in Banteay Meanchey
March 19, 2026
One man was killed and another injured following a cluster munition explosion in Svay Chek district, Banteay Meanchey province, today. According to a post by the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim ...
- UN mine action chiefs for Ethiopia and Sudan call for more funding
March 19, 2026
The heads of United Nations landmine action programmes in Ethiopia and Sudan have called for more funding and awareness of contamination by munitions. Both say mines kill and maim a disproportionate ...
- Russia: Explosion rips through bank entrance in Northeastern Moscow
March 19, 2026
An explosion ripped through a branch of the state lender Rosselkhozbank in northeastern Moscow on Thursday. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said “unlawful actions” took place on Mezhninskaya Ulitsa in the ...
- Nigeria: Troops neutralise 80 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters in Borno’s Mallam Fatori
March 18, 2026
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have confirmed the killing of 80 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters during a failed coordinated assault on Mallam Fatori ...
- Thailand: Over 300 Landmines Found In Surin Border Clearance Operations
March 18, 2026
The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters has uncovered more than 300 landmines during ongoing clearance operations along the Thai–Cambodian border in Kap Choeng district, as efforts continue to secure the ...
- University Of Nebraska’s NSRI: $500 Million Contract Awarded To Accelerate Warfighter-Ready Solutions
March 18, 2026
Omaha, Nebraska — The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU) has received a $500 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from U.S. Strategic Command ...
- Nigeria: IEDs now disguised as everyday items, police expert warns
March 18, 2026
A senior police officer, CSP Gerald Udechukwu, has cautioned that Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are increasingly being designed to look like ordinary objects, urging heightened public vigilance as the most ...
- Myanmar: Civilians Injured in Improvised Explosive Device Explosions Planted by So-Called PDF Terrorists in Salin, Pwintphyu and Madaya Townships
March 18, 2026
In order to cause injuries to both civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as ...
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