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- Philippines: Troops arrest Marawi bomb attack suspect
December 9, 2023
Troops and police have captured a suspected accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University (MSU) last week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday. The suspect, Jafar Gamo ...
- Hawaii: TSA discovers anti-aircraft ammunition in checked bag at Honolulu airport
December 9, 2023
TSA agents at the Honolulu airport had to evacuate a checked baggage room Friday morning after an “anti-aircraft round of ammunition” was found in a luggage. It happened around 5:30 a.m. ...
- Japan pledges $4.5 billion more in aid for Ukraine
December 8, 2023
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in humanitarian aid to help support the war-torn country’s recovery effort in an online summit of leading industrial ...
- Somalia, Ethiopia ink defense cooperation deal to counter terrorism
December 8, 2023
The defense ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their defense cooperation and joint efforts to promote peace and security in the ...
- UK: Specialist officers leading investigation into explosion in Sidcup, south-east London
December 7, 2023
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Metropolitan Police in relation to an explosion that took place in Sidcup last night, in which a ULEZ camera and surrounding property ...
- Seychelles: Dozens injured in blast at explosives depot
December 7, 2023
A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured 66 people and brought down buildings, prompting the country’s “shocked” president to declare a state of emergency for ...
- Russia: FSB arrests Kaliningrad resident for organizing acts of sabotage across 15 Russian regions
December 7, 2023
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a 21-year-old resident of the Kaliningrad Region, who is charged with organizing arson attacks targeting transport infrastructure in 15 Russian regions early this ...
- Australia: AFP at the cutting edge of law enforcement capability
December 6, 2023
The AFP is creating pilot projects and new technology to stay a step ahead of criminals to protect Australians and Australia’s interests. The AFP’s Commissioner Innovation Fund established in 2019 has ...
- Cambodia: Siem Reap, Puok district declared landmine-free
December 6, 2023
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Mine Authority, on behalf of Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia and Chairman of the Mine Authority, on December ...
- Israel: IDF locates ‘massive weapons depot’ in Gaza
December 6, 2023
IDF soldiers have located what it says is “one of the largest stockpiles of weapons” in the Gaza Strip, near a clinic and a school. The stockpile contained hundreds of rockets ...
- Bangladesh: Police arrest 4 for setting off crude bombs in Dhaka
December 6, 2023
Police have arrested four people accused of detonating crude bombs across Dhaka, including the offices of the deputy commissioner and returning officer, and engaging in sabotage and arson. The suspects have ...
- Syria: SDF commander killed in IED attack in Deir ez-Zor
December 6, 2023
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday confirmed that prominent SDF commander Roni Welat (Shervan Hassan) was killed in a ‘terrorist attack’ in Deir ez-Zor on Tuesday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory ...
- Paris police expect 2024 Olympics to be ‘considerable challenge’ for bomb disposal squad
December 5, 2023
The Paris police bomb disposal team expect the Olympics to present them with a “considerable challenge” next year. They have been working with Paris 2024 organisers to define the right level ...
- Pakistan: Three children among seven injured in Peshawar blast
December 5, 2023
Seven people, including three school children, sustained injuries, two of them serious, in an explosion on Warsak Road here on Tuesday morning. According to police, the explosive was planted alongside the ...
- Nevada: Teenager who threatened ‘lone wolf’ terror attack is found with explosives
December 5, 2023
A teenager who allegedly threatened to carry out “lone wolf” terrorist operations in Las Vegas has been arrested after bomb-making materials and Isis propaganda were reportedly found at his residence. The ...
- Iraq: Kurdish demining agency destroys 550+ mines in Penjwen
December 5, 2023
The Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) announced on Tuesday that they had destroyed more than 564 mines in the Penjwen district of Sulaimani province. Jabar Mustafa Rasul, the director of ...
- Ukraine to receive €1.5 million for humanitarian demining from Slovenia
December 5, 2023
Slovenia will provide €1.5 million to Ukraine for humanitarian demining. The agreement was signed by Andrii Taran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Slovenia, and Tanja Fajon, ...
- Nigeria: Police defuse IED at the University of Maiduguri
December 5, 2023
The Police Command in Borno State said it successfully defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri on Monday. The state Police Public Relations Officer ...
- Iraq: Rocket launcher disguised as fuel truck seen firing 122mm artillery rockets
December 5, 2023
Earlier this week, Iranian-backed militants in Iraq fired 122mm artillery rockets at U.S.-led coalition forces in neighboring Syria using an improvised array of launchers disguised inside a modified tanker truck. “At ...
- Cambodia: Kingdom and China pledge close military cooperation
December 5, 2023
Prime Minister Hun Manet on December 4 met with He Weidong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, to discuss continued military cooperation through agreements between their respective defence ...
- Sweden: Spread of gang violence wrecks country’s peaceful image
December 5, 2023
Gangland shootings and bombings that have plagued Sweden’s biggest cities have spread to quieter suburbs and towns, shattering its reputation as a safe and peaceful nation. Half an hour north of ...
- Russia ‘Fuses’ Thermobaric Warheads On Its Suicide UAVs
December 5, 2023
A photograph appeared on social media on December 3 with a message that suggested that Ukrainian insiders believe Russia had developed a 40-kilogram thermobaric warhead for the Geran-2 or Shahed-136 ...
- Hong Kong police arrest 2 men, seize chemicals capable of producing explosives
December 5, 2023
The two men, 33-year-old Ho Chi-hin and 34-year-old Ng Tsz-kit, appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after they were arrested on Sunday near Nam Fung Road in Aberdeen. Authorities ...
- Pennsylvania: Man arrested after apparent explosive devices, counterfeit machine found inside Philadelphia home
December 4, 2023
A 35-year-old man is in custody after an incident that involved the bomb squad, hazmat unit, police K-9s and an investigation that stretched from Sunday afternoon into the overnight hours ...
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