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- Ukraine: Three emergency services workers killed while demining Kherson rehion
December 25, 2022
Three Ukrainian emergency services workers were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded while they were demining parts of the Kherson region, said the emergency service of another region, in ...
- Thailand: Petrol station in Yala hit by bomb
December 25, 2022
An oil dispenser at a PTT petrol station in Thanto district of this southern border province was severely damaged in a bomb explosion late on Saturday night. The explosion occurred at ...
- Pakistan: US warns of possible attack in Islamabad amid security fears
December 25, 2022
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad on Sunday warned its staff of a possible attack on Americans at a top hotel in Pakistan’s capital as the city was already on high ...
- Philippines: Sulu roadside bombing foiled
December 25, 2022
Government security forces foiled a bombing attempt by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits along the highway in Maimbung, Sulu on Wednesday. Soldiers belonging to the 41st Infantry Battalion were conducting clearing operations ...
- Massachusetts State Police K9s, Bomb Squad working hard to ensure safety of holiday commuters
December 24, 2022
“As the holiday travel season is upon us the Massachusetts State Police Association would like to highlight the hard work and service of the Massport Bomb Squad, a team made ...
- New Ugandan battle group deploys in Somalia under African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)
December 24, 2022
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have deployed a new battle group to serve under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Uganda Battle Group 37 replaces Battle Group 34 ...
- Nigeria: 14-year-old killed while melting IED mistaken for scrap in Borno
December 23, 2022
A 14-year-old boy in Borno state has been reportedly killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) mistaken for scrap metal. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad ...
- Pakistan: Suspected militants heading for Islamabad’s government district blow themselves up
December 23, 2022
Pakistani militants thought to have been on the verge of carrying out a suicide bombing in Islamabad’s government district blew themselves up on Friday as police pursued their car, killing ...
- United States Donates CBRN Detection Equipment to Thailand
December 22, 2022
The United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) donated chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) detection equipment worth USD $2.1 million to the Kingdom of Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention ...
- Cambodia: Deminers remove 74 MD-82 anti-personnel landmines in Udong district, Kampong Speu
December 22, 2022
The deminers from Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) this week have found 74 anti-personnel landmines in Oudong district of Kampong Speu province. CMAC director general Heng Ratana said the landmines, identified ...
- Ukraine: Official in Russian-controlled Kherson region killed in car bomb attack
December 22, 2022
A local official in a part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region controlled by Russian forces was killed on Thursday in a car bomb attack, the Russian-installed local administration said. It blamed ...
- Iraq: Explosion in Erbil Governorate kills two soldiers, injures three
December 22, 2022
Two soldiers were killed and three were injured in an explosion in northern Iraq, Iraqi state news said Thursday. The soldiers were traveling in an army vehicle a day earlier in ...
- UN: The 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company Receives the United Nations Medal
December 21, 2022
One-hundred and ten members of the 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company were awarded the United Nations medal on 20 December 2022, as a tangible recognition of the peacekeepers’ efforts and ...
- Zimbabwe’s Women Deminers Sweep Away Fear And Stereotypes
December 21, 2022
When Zimbabwean deminer Memory Mutepfa digs up a landmine, places it in a pit and blows it up using electronic detonators, she feels pride, not fear. Mutepfa, 31, belongs to a ...
- New York: Hamburg man arraigned for possessing explosive devices and violating probation
December 21, 2022
The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that 60-year-old Michael M. Meyers of the Town of Hamburg was arraigned on Monday before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on ...
- Kenya: Three killed in al Shabaab attack in Garissa
December 21, 2022
At least three people were killed in al Shabaab attack in Garissa on Wednesday morning. The two police officers and a civilian were in a police vehicle when they were attacked ...
- India: Powerful IED rocks fish shop in Manipur
December 21, 2022
One of the two powerful IEDs planted by suspected militants went off in the outskirts of Manipur’s capital city, officials said on Tuesday. A powerful IED planted by suspected militants went ...
- Philippines: 6 soldiers hurt in Northern Samar explosion
December 20, 2022
Six Army soldiers were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) believed planted by the New People’s Army (NPA) went off in Las Navas, Northern Samar on Sunday. The Armed Forces ...
- India: Remote controlled IED found at Telipati, Imphal East
December 20, 2022
A remote controlled IED suspected to have been planted by miscreants was found at Telipati area under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East district at 7 am Tuesday. Upon receiving reports, ...
- Michigan: Rosie the bomb-sniffing dog may be the most popular ‘kid’ in school
December 20, 2022
Forget metal detectors. Huron Valley is taking a warm and fuzzy approach to keeping students and staff safe in an era of school shootings and bomb threats. Rosie, a black Labrador retriever, ...
- India: Delhi Police to get CSI-style forensic vans with voice & bullethole testing, explosive detection
December 20, 2022
The Delhi Police is set to get 15 high-tech state-of-the-art mobile forensic vans (MFVs) in order to expedite forensic examinations in heinous offences. The vans will be delivered late this year ...
- Pakistan: At least 13 injured as two ‘coordinated’ blasts rock Balochistan’s Khuzdar
December 19, 2022
At least 13 people including three children were injured in two coordinated blasts in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Monday evening. Police sources told The Express Tribune that said both bombs went ...
- Ireland: Police appeal for information on bombings that killed three people 50 years ago
December 19, 2022
Police in Ireland have issued an appeal for information about a 1972 triple-bombing which killed two teenagers and left two men seriously injured. Two children, Patrick Stanley, 16 and Geraldine O’Reilly, ...
- Burkina Faso: At least eight dead, including six civilians, in two separate attacks
December 19, 2022
At least two Burkinabe soldiers and six civilians were killed Saturday in two separate attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, AFP learned Monday from security and local sources. The first ...
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