- Hong Kong: Trio arrested over making of explosive and inciting attack on police officers
May 24, 2022
Three people were arrested for inciting others to attack police officers and government buildings, as police seized bomb materials including TATP from their residence. Police said on Tuesday that some criminals ...
- Audacious Warrior EOD exercise boosts joint service ties
May 24, 2022
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Airmen, Marines and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields participated in an exercise focusing on explosive ordnance disposal at Fort McCoy and Volk ...
- Ukraine: Russia Uses Huge Demining Robots to Clear Explosives From Seized City of Mariupol
May 24, 2022
In a released video, pro-Russian combat engineers are seen using metal detectors and demining robots to clear mines and explosives from the battered city of Mariupol after “liberating” the area ...
- Colombian Soldiers To Train Ukrainian Troops On De-mining Operations Amid War
May 24, 2022
Amid the war between Russia and Ukraine, a team of Colombian soldiers will be travelling to Europe to train Ukrainian troops on de-mining techniques. The announcement has been made by ...
- Cambodia: CMAC inks agreement for $12 million demining project in Battambang
May 24, 2022
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) signed an agreement with Crown Agents for the implementation of the mine clearance project of the Mine Action Integration and Disability Relief Project Phase ...
- Washington: Explosive devices found in 2 Tacoma locations
May 23, 2022
Explosives technicians handled two unrelated calls in Tacoma Monday morning. Tacoma police said one incident involved fireworks that were made into an improvised explosive device. It was found in the Lincoln ...
- Azerbaijan getting rid of unusable ammo as mine clearance op goes ahead in Karabakh
May 23, 2022
Units of the Azerbaijan Army are continuing disposal of expired and unusable ammunition in a planned manner in compliance with safety measures, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. According to ...
- Fort Irwin-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal team wins all-Army EOD competition
May 23, 2022
FORT CARSON, Colo. – Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) “Detonators” earned first place in the all-Army EOD Team of the Year ...
- MAG set to start work in Ukraine
May 23, 2022
MAG is set to deliver explosive ordnance risk education in Ukraine in partnership with a Ukrainian mine action charity – with operations to clear landmines and other explosive ordnance to ...
- Handbook for Capacity Development in Mine Action
May 23, 2022
The mine action sector has evolved dramatically since the late 1980s when humanitarian clearance efforts began inAfghanistan and a nascent advocacy movement to ban these indiscriminate weapons started to start ...
- Nigeria: Police says Kano explosion was caused by bomb materials, mot gas
May 23, 2022
Kano state Police Command has confirmed that last Tuesday’s explosion that rocked Kano was from Improvised Explosive Device, IED, and not gas cylinder as earlier claimed, even as two suspects ...
- Combodia: Tractor hits anti-tank mine, Preah Vihear’s sixth death this year
May 23, 2022
A landmine killed a man on May 22 while he was operating a power tiller to plough a rice field in Sro Em commune’s Stung Khieu Techo village of Preah ...
- Ukraine: Russian soldiers enter Azovstal steel plant to clear land mines
May 23, 2022
Russian foot soldiers enter Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to clear land mines from the site. Video released by Russian Defense Ministry shows soldiers as they conduct mine clearance work as ...
- Nigeria: Vehicle loaded with deadly explosives, weapons intercepted in Kano
May 22, 2022
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has intercepted a vehicle loaded with deadly explosive devices and sophisticated weapons in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the ...
- Ireland: Guns and bombs smuggled into Dublin Airport
May 22, 2022
Bombs and guns have been smuggled into Dublin Airport, a damning report by the European Aviation Safety Agency has found. In total, seven prohibited items passed through security scanners at the ...
- Ukraine: Energodar mayor, his two guards suffer wounds in explosion
May 22, 2022
Energodar Mayor Andrey Shevchik and his two guards were wounded in an explosion, a local law enforcer told TASS on Sunday. “Energodar Mayor Andrey Shevchik and his two guards were wounded ...
- ATF NCETR hosted Lawrence B. Jones to explain their mission in fire research and safe explosives disposal process
May 21, 2022
ATF National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR) hosted Lawrence B. Jones to explain their mission in fire research and safe explosives disposal process. The NCETR provides training and scientific ...
- India: IED supplier among four arrested for cross-border smuggling
May 21, 2022
The supplier of the improvised explosive device (IED) used in the Ludhiana court blast was among four persons arrested for their alleged involvement in cross-border smuggling of drugs, explosives arms ...
- Pipe Bombs, Improvised Grenades Found With Weapons Stockpile At Maryland Home
May 20, 2022
A Somerset County resident faces numerous charges after improvised bombs and a stockpile of guns were found Friday at their Princess Anne home, Maryland State Police said. It took bomb technicians ...
- Kenya: Lamu officers trained on IED detection and response
May 20, 2022
Law enforcement officers in Lamu county have received landmine and Improvised Explosive Devices awareness training to enable them to enhance their security. The training, which was conducted by the Centre for ...
- British boy, 14, who downloaded bombmaking guides avoids jail
May 20, 2022
A teenager who downloaded guides to making bombs, and is thought to be the youngest person in the UK charged with terrorism offences, has avoided jail after being sentenced to ...
- Vermont: Springfield Man Faces Federal Pipe Bomb Charge
May 20, 2022
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Anibal Castro, Jr., 33, of Springfield, Vermont, has been charged with unlawful possession of a “destructive ...
- The Afghanistan Freedom Movement Group Claims Responsibility for Today’s Explosion of Mazar-e-Sharif
May 20, 2022
Tahreek-e-Azadi Afghanistan (Afghanistan Freedom Movement) claimed responsibility for an attack on the 209th AlFath Taliban Corps convoy in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province. An explosion occurred this morning, Thursday, May 19, in Mazar-e-Sharif ...
- Michigan: Meet Hans and Greta, the S.S. Badger’s new explosive detection K9s
May 19, 2022
They’re sweet, friendly, a little bit “ball crazy” – and trained to detect explosives. Hans and Greta are the newest additions to the K9 program for the S.S. Badger car ...
- Singapore: Engineering student admits detonating homemade bombs at East Coast Park
May 19, 2022
A teenager who was interested in explosives started looking up how to make bombs online during the COVID-19 “circuit breaker”. He made two improvised pipe bombs and lit them up at ...
- Joint service EOD techs join forces to destroy 12,000-pound missile cache
May 19, 2022
NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE, Nev. – U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians teamed up to destroy a 12,000-pound missile cache. EOD Soldiers from ...
- Special operators need counter-drone, counter-IED tech in a smaller package
May 18, 2022
U.S. special operations forces need a tool that can both jam radio frequencies to stop roadside bombs from exploding as well as neutralize drone threats by land, air and sea ...
- Hawaii: FBI seeks tips after improvised explosive device found on Oahu
May 18, 2022
The FBI is asking for tips about an improvised explosive device that was discovered on Oahu last month. The agency released a photo of the device Tuesday. They say the device was ...
- Pakistan: Two Suspects Involved In Lahore’s Anarkali Bomb Blast Arrested by CTD
May 18, 2022
The Punjab’s Counterterrorism Department (CTD) Tuesday claimed to have arrested two terrorists involved in the New Anarkali bomb blast. Three people had died and 33 others were injured in the blast ...
- Jihadi-Linked Violence on Rise in Burkina Faso
May 18, 2022
A report by Human Rights Watch finds civilians in Burkina Faso are suffering from an increase in attacks by armed Islamist groups and government security forces. The conflict has displaced ...
- India: Bomb placed near bridge 10 km away from Imphal defused
May 18, 2022
The bridge at Khonghampat is also not far off from the Army camp at the old Koirengei airfield and the Central Reserve Police Force headquarters. A plan of some insurgents to ...
- Pakistan: Karachi Saddar Bomb Blast Main Suspect and Accomplice Killed In Encounter
May 18, 2022
Main accused involved in Karachi Saddar bomb blast along with his accomplice has been killed in encounter with intelligence agencies and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Karachi in the ...
- Jammu and Kashmir: ‘Terror group’ releases video to claim ‘IED blast’ caused Katra bus fire
May 18, 2022
An unknown terror group ‘Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Fighters’ has released a video claiming responsibility for Katra bus fire which killed 4 Vaishno Devi pilgrims, saying it was triggered by ...
- Yemen: Houthi mines have killed 372 people since mid-2019
May 17, 2022
Tens of thousands of land mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthis across Yemen have killed 372 people and wounded 754 more since mid-2019, the Yemeni Landmine Monitor said. The latest victim ...
