- Children and Dogs Work Together to Free the World of Landmines
March 17, 2020
Bianca of Kingston, N. H., is one of those ordinary sixth-graders who loves her dog; in her case, a Bouvier des Flandres named Bear. “He looks like a teddy bear, ” she says. But this 11-year-old girl’s love for her dog—and other dogs and, well, people and the world—motivates her to do some extraordinary things. Bianca ...
- UK: Brother of Manchester Arena bomber guilty of 22 counts of murder
March 17, 2020
Hashem Abedi denied involvement, but his DNA and fingerprints were found at the flat where the explosives were made. The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been found guilty of 22 charges of murder. Hashem Abedi, 22, conspired with his brother Salman Abedi, who killed himself and 22 others when he detonated a bomb at an ...
- Thailand: At least 20 hurt in twin bomb attack on coronavirus summit in Yala province
March 17, 2020
At least 20 people were injured when two bombs exploded in front of a government office today in southern Thailand, security officials said. The explosions struck outside a local government meeting on the coronavirus outbreak after a week in which cases in the country trebled to 177. A number of officials are reported to have gone outside ...
- Suspected Al-Shabaab IED attack leaves 2 dead in Garissa County, Kenya
March 16, 2020
Two people died in Garissa County on Sunday after an ambulance hit an improvised explosive device (IED) while a patient was being rushed to hospital. Speaking to the Nation, North-Eastern Regional Commissioner Nicholas Ndalana said they suspected the attack was by Al-Shabaab terrorists. “The ambulance coming from Sangailu Dispensary was heading to Hulugho with four people on board ...
- Army Bomb Experts In Northern Ireland Receive New Robot
March 15, 2020
Army bomb disposal experts in Northern Ireland have received a new state-of-the-art robot. The latest T7 Remote Controlled Vehicle (RCV) apparently allows the operator to “feel” the suspicious object as they investigate, and is also fitted with high-definition camera equipment. It is set to become the main RCV for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S) Regiment units ...
- Exploding barriers – One woman’s journey in male-dominated career field
March 14, 2020
Improvised explosive devices (IED) are one of the leading causes of casualties for the U.S. military since the earliest days of the war on terror. Soldiers in explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) are tasked with handling and safely disposing of unexploded ordnance, IEDs included. The male-dominated military occupational specialty (MOS) has a long and rigorous school to ...
- Ninth explosion in Damascus and its countryside since beginning of 2020
March 14, 2020
An explosion has rocked the district of al-Dahadil in Syria’s capital Damascus, bringing the number of bombings in the provinces of Damascus and Rif Dimasha to nine since the start of this year. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a state-run news agency in Syria, an explosive device planted in a civilian’s car detonated ...
- British Troops In Malawi: Delivering Life-Saving Medical Training
March 13, 2020
British military personnel have been providing the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) with what could be life-saving training. A course, coordinated by the British Peace Support Team (Africa), was delivered to more than 100 troops ahead of a deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo. While it is a UN Peacekeeping Mission, risk to life is high. The MDF lost six personnel ...
- 2017 Parsons Green bomb injured 69, say British Transport Police
March 13, 2020
The number of people injured in the Parsons Green bomb attack has risen to 69, according to new police figures. Previously, 51 victims were thought to have suffered cuts and burns when Ahmed Hassan’s homemade device partially detonated on a District line train at the Tube station on September 15, 2017. Police said there was a delay to some of the victims ...
- UNSC unanimously adopted resolution in support of U.S.-Taliban agreement: Khalilzad
March 11, 2020
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted a resolution in support of the agreement between the United States and the Taliban group as well as the U.S.-Afghan government joint declaration regarding the deal. The U.S. envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad said the UN Security Council adopted the resolution on Tuesday. “Today the @UN Security Council ...
- Sudan says FBI to help probe PM assassination attempt
March 11, 2020
American investigators will help Sudan with enquiries into a failed assassination attempt against Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, the Sudanese culture and information minister said on Wednesday. A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team “arrived this morning and will join Sudanese investigators”, Faisal Mohammed Saleh told journalists. Sudan’s post-uprising leader Hamdok escaped unharmed on Monday after an assassination ...
- IED blast outside former Nepali minister Baskota’s under-construction house; no casualties
March 11, 2020
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off outside an under-construction house belonging to Nepal’s former Communication Minister Gokul Prasad Baskota in Bhaktapur district on Wednesday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident which took place at around 7:45 am (local time) at Lokanthali area of the Bhaktapur district. The explosive was planted outside one of the gates ...
- Pakistan: ‘TTP commander’ killed in IED blast
March 11, 2020
Adam Khan, a commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was allegedly killed when an explosive device planted in a motorcycle went off in Khwaja Darkhel area of Jani Khel on Wednesday. Police said that Khan was killed early Wednesday morning when he was targeted with a bomb planted in a motorcycle. Police further said that Khan belonged to ...
- India: Police seize IEDs, Maoist literature in Kothagudem forests, Telangana
March 11, 2020
The police have seized improvised explosive devices (IEDs), revolutionary literature, kit bags and other material at a Maoist camp in the forests of Neeladri Pet hillock in the district. According to the Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Dutt the police had received information that four teams of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) had entered into Bhadradri Kothagudem, ...
- Another arrest as police continue their investigation into suspicious device found in a car in Luton
March 10, 2020
Officers have searched four properties in Newcastle and another man has been arrested as police continue the investigation into a suspicious device found in a vehicle in Luton. At around 7.20am on Friday, March 6, police were called to reports of concern for a man in a car in Brook Street. Officers were dispatched and found a ...
- 9 children killed, wounded in roadside bomb explosion in Logar province of Afghanistan
March 10, 2020
A roadside bomb explosion killed or wounded at least 9 children in central Logaar province of Afghanistan, the security officials said Monday. Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said an improvised explosive device planted on a roadside went off at around 3 pm on Monday. Rahimi further added that the explosion took place in ...
- Afghan forces kill suicide bomber, foil deadly attack in Kandahar
March 10, 2020
The Afghan forces foiled a deadly attack in southern Kandahar province by killing a suicide bomber who was looking to carry out an attack in Zherai district. The Ministry of Interior in a statement said the explosives of the suicide bomber went off after the Afghan forces opened fire on him. The statement further added that the ...
- UK: The Defence and Security Accelerator seeks novel technology to counter homemade bombs
March 9, 2020
The Defence and Security Accelerator is launching a competition to rapidly develop novel technology and techniques to boost the UK’s life-saving counter homemade bomb capability. Invisible Shield: Countering IEDs by novel technology and techniques seeks innovative proposals to thwart adversaries, terrorists and criminals from using everyday communications items such as radios or mobile phones and networks to ...
