- 550 kgs of explosives discovered from a vegetables truck in Nuristan province
June 11, 2019
The police forces seized 550 kilograms of explosives from a vegetables truck in Nuristan province. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Monday that the police forces also arrested two people in connection to the smuggling of explosives. According to a statement released by MoI, the militants had placed the explosives inside 55 sacks. The statement further added that ...
- Roadside bomb explosion kills six of a family in Kandahar
June 11, 2019
A roadside bomb explosion killed six members of a single family in Kandahar province of Afghanistan. According to local security officials, the incident took place earlier today in the vicinity of Dand district of Kandahar. The officials further added that a civilian vehicle struck an improvised explosive device killing six people including women and children. No individual or ...
- Major training exercise sees dogs sniff out ‘explosives’ at Bristol Airport
June 11, 2019
Explosives detection dogs from police forces across the country are taking part in a major training exercise at Bristol Airport this week. More than 40 dogs will be put through their paces by their handlers throughout the terminal building and airfield, testing their ability to detect substances that could potentially harm members of the public. The exercise, ...
- Support from the Government of Germany Proves Crucial in Continuing UNMAS Life-Saving Activities in Iraq
June 11, 2019
With a total contribution of EUR 51.2 million (USD 58 million) to date, the Government of Germany is the largest contributor to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq and supports explosive hazard management and capacity enhancement initiatives to mitigate the threat posed by explosive hazards, thus enabling the provision and facilitation of ...
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle off to Africa to finish Diana’s work on landmines
June 11, 2019
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning a major trip to Africa to help fulfil his late mother Princess Diana’s legacy. As part of their Autumn tour, Harry will travel to Angola, where Diana famously visited in January 1997, just months before her tragic death. The striking image of The Princess of Wales, wearing a protective visor ...
- U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Philip Ibanez assumes responsibility as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s top senior enlisted leader
June 11, 2019
Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency welcomed a new command senior enlisted leader and bid a fond farewell to an Airman, leader and friend. U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Philip Ibanez assumed responsibility as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s top enlisted leader during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony from the current Command Senior Enlisted ...
- Bombing in North Waziristan
June 10, 2019
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in a tribal region along the Afghan border, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday. “Deeply saddened to learn of the shahadat of 3 officers & 1 soldier from a terrorist-planted IED blast in Kharkamar, N.Waziristan,” Khan said on his Twitter account. He gave no more details ...
- VIDEO: Bomb disposal squad carry out explosions of 100 items found on beach
June 10, 2019
A military bomb disposal unit was called to carry out a controlled explosion after more than 100 items of ordnance washed up on the beach. The callout on Wednesday came after the discovery of the find by a Fisheries Officer on the beach north of Millom. Millom Coastguard’s station manager John Whitford said: “On arrival on scene ...
- Improvised explosive device damages U.S. tactical vehicle in Niger
June 10, 2019
An improvised explosive device damaged a U.S. tactical vehicle in western Niger, with no casualties reported by U.S. Africa Command. On Saturday, an MATV, or mine resistant ambush protected all-terrain vehicle, was entering a firing range in the vicinity of Ouallam during a training exercise with Nigerian partner forces when the explosion occurred, the command said Sunday. Although ...
- UK Exposed Hezbollah Explosives In London In 2015, With Mossad Intel
June 10, 2019
Radicals linked to Iranian-backed Hezbollah were caught stashing tonnes of explosive materials in north-west London in a secret British bomb factory, M15 and Metropolitan Police officers discovered in 2015, a matter of months after the UK signed up to the Iran nuclear deal. Israeli media reports claimed that Israeli officials confirmed that the Mossad provided the ...
- ISIS is a bigger threat than the Taliban in Afghanistan and is using attacks in Kabul as ‘practice runs’ for bigger attacks in Europe and the US
June 10, 2019
ISIS has been using a wave of terror attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul as ‘practice runs’ for even bigger attacks on Europe and the US, intelligence officials have revealed. The Islamic extremist group is seen as a greater threat to Afghanistan than the Taliban despite this year losing its caliphate in Syria and Iraq. The terrorists are expanding the group’s footprint across the ...
- Bulgaria Charges Teenager With Plotting Terrorist Attack
June 9, 2019
Bulgarian officials said on Saturday that they had arrested and charged a 16-year-old student who had been radicalized by the Islamic State with planning a terrorist attack. The Islamic State had recruited the teenager, who is from Plovdiv, in a process that started over social media, Deputy Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev said Saturday at a news ...
- Pakistan: IEDs used in Ziarat bomb blasts, confirms CTD
June 9, 2019
Preliminary investigation into the two explosions that hit as many vehicles in Ziarat on Friday suggested that improvised explosive devices (IED) were used to carry out the terror attacks which claimed five lives and left 13 people injured. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks. Both the IEDs were attached to the vehicles with ...
- Bomb squads have been scrambled 5,000 times in five years across the UK
June 9, 2019
Bomb squads have been scrambled 5,000 times in five years to disarm potentially deadly wartime explosives. That figure could soar as building projects unearth more bombs across UK cities. The 5,041 alerts between 2014 and 2018 were revealed in the week of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The last bombs of the Second World War were dropped on ...
- ASU study on pollen could help track down bomb makers
June 8, 2019
What do bees and bombs have in common? To find the answer, you have to look closely. Pollen, the same powder that bees carry from flower to flower, doesn’t stay in the garden. “There are hundreds of thousands of types of pollen and these are microscopic,” said Dr. Elisa Bienenstock, ASU Research Professor. The sticky substance gets ...
- Golf club car bomb: New IRA says it was behind attack
June 7, 2019
The New IRA has said it left a bomb under a police officer’s car at Shandon Park Golf Club in east Belfast last weekend. The Irish News said it had issued a statement to the newspaper using a recognised codeword. Police had said they believed “violent dissident republicans” were behind the attack. The New IRA, a dissident republican group, was ...
- Man Arrested While Trying To Buy Explosives To Attack Times Square, Police Sources Say
June 7, 2019
A man has been arrested after authorities say he was plotted to detonate explosive devices in Manhattan’s Times Square. Police sources tell CBS2 that the suspect was taken into custody by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes both the NYPD and FBI. Sources say the man expressed an interest in buying explosives that he was allegedly ...
- U.S., Nigerian soldiers conduct IED Defeat training
June 7, 2019
Sweat slowly rolls down a Nigerian soldier’s forehead as he lies face down on the ground at the entrance of a stone house. He brushes through the dirt in front of him and carefully hooks a thin yellow rope to an improvised explosive device. He retreats with his team to a safer location and pulls ...
