- Warning signs from Tunisia’s localised terrorist insurgency
January 28, 2020
Tunisia has made significant progress against terrorism over the past four years. Security has been tightened throughout the country’s urban and tourist areas. Along the border with Libya, there are better surveillance systems. The scattered attacks that do occur are mostly amateurish and cause few casualties apart from the terrorists themselves. The country does however still face a ...
- For Bosnia’s Landmine Clearers, Hope is Stronger than Fear
January 28, 2020
It’s 16 minutes past midday on Christmas Eve, and Sead Vrana sends me a text on Viber, seeking to push our interview back by 30 minutes. “I have a high-profile task where my presence is required on site, may we postpone our meeting to 15.30?” the message requests. The task was removing explosives that had been discovered ...
- Liverpool: Grenades, explosive ingredients and home made pipe bomb found in house
January 28, 2020
A man has appeared in court accused of possessing an eye-watering stash of grenades, explosives and a home made pipe bomb in a Liverpool house. Michael Green, 30, is facing seven charges of possessing explosive substances for unlawful purposes and one of making an explosive substance, in relation to the bomb. Green, of Micawber Close in Toxteth, made his first ...
- Thika innovator builds own Robots able to detect Improvised Explosive Devices
January 28, 2020
A 25-year-old man has become the talk of Thika town for his prowess in devising robots that can efficiently perform some of the common house chores like cleaning. Brian Kimani, a tech guru, has already devised four robots one of which can do house cleaning. The robot is fully autonomous and is programmed with a computer.The ...
- Imphal: IED recovered
January 27, 2020
An active cadre of PREPAK was arrested along with an IED ahead of the Republic Day celebration thereby helping the day pass off without any major incident. Along with the arrest of the PREPAK cadre an IED planted at the bank of Imphal River at Singjamei Waikhom Leikai was also confiscated yesterday at about 2.30 am. The ...
- The launching of IED balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory
January 27, 2020
During the first half of January 2020 a decision was made in the Gaza Strip to renew the launching of balloons, which had stopped in March 2019. Since the decision was put into practice dozens of balloons have been launched into Israeli territory. As opposed to the past, most of the balloon clusters had IEDs attached to them ...
- Borno State: 3 dead, 13 injured in suicide attack
January 27, 2020
Three persons have been killed and 13 worshipers sustained various degrees of injuries when suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated explosives near a mosque in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, a civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) source said. The incident occurred during Saturday Muslim early morning congregational prayer at Bulabulin in Gwoza town, headquarters ...
- France Supports Explosive Hazard Management in Iraq
January 27, 2020
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has welcomed an additional contribution of EUR 600,000 (approximately USD 670,000) from the Government of France dedicated to explosive hazard management activities that aim at enabling returns in retaken areas of Iraq. The presence of explosive hazards, including improvised explosive devices in areas retaken from the Islamic State in Iraq and ...
- 4 low-intensity IED blasts hit Assam, no casualties
January 27, 2020
At least four low-intensity explosions within a span of 15 minutes hit Assam on Sunday as India marked its 71st Republic Day, officials said, adding that there was no loss of life or damage to property. Hours later, the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent), or Ulfa(I), claimed responsibility, saying it was the handiwork of ...
- Small suspected homemade bomb explodes at Hong Kong hospital, no injuries
January 27, 2020
A suspected small-scale homemade bomb exploded at a general hospital in Hong Kong on Monday, causing the temporary evacuation of some patients but no injuries, police said. The incident came after a group of protesters on Sunday set alight the lobby of a newly built residential building in Hong Kong that authorities had planned to use ...
- California: Hundreds of military explosives found at Stockton home were replicas
January 27, 2020
Hundreds of military explosive devices found at a California home were replicas, experts determined Friday. Twenty homes were evacuated for nearly 24 hours after Stockton police officers found the explosives Thursday when they went to the home to check on a 70-year-old man who reportedly died of natural causes, police said. An ordnance disposal team from Travis ...
- RAF Wittering bomb squad warrant officer retires after 35 years of service
January 26, 2020
Mr Hunt joined the RAF in 1984 as a weapons mechanic at the age of 16. Like every airman of his generation, basic training was completed at RAF Swinderby before trade training at RAF Cosford. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) has been a feature of Mr Hunt’s career since the very beginning. Once qualified, his first posting ...
- India reiterates commitment to increased defence collaboration with Nigeria
January 25, 2020
The Indian Government has reiterated its commitment to further enhance the existing defence collaboration with Nigeria towards expanding the capabilities of both countries. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Abhay Thakur gave the commitment when he ...
- Suspect arrested in anti-terrorist operation in Épinal, France
January 24, 2020
RAID and police units have been deployed in Épinal since Thursday morning, due to the suspected presence of explosive devices. A large-scale operation was carried out on rue Victor Hugo in Épinal this Thursday morning. Territorial intelligence had raised the alarm as to the possible presence of a person alleged to be part of the Islamist movement and ...
- UK: Counter-terror officers arrest man, 38, for explosives offences after bomb disposal experts join police in series of raids on homes in Bradford
January 24, 2020
A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences as a bomb squad joined police searching homes in Bradford. Counter Terrorism Policing North East searched three properties after the ‘discovery of some items’ on Sutton Avenue. A CTPE spokeswoman said: ‘A man from Bradford has been arrested as part of investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing ...
- Burundian soldier killed in Somalia IED attack
January 22, 2020
Roadside bomb targeted armored vehicle carrying African Union mission’s soldiers, local media says A Burundian soldier serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was killed on Wednesday in a roadside blast in the outskirts of Mogadishu, local media and police said. According to media reports, several other soldiers were also injured when an improvised explosive ...
- Stockholm: Two explosions minutes apart cause damage and leave one person injured
January 21, 2020
One person has been injured and buildings have been damaged in two explosions which happened minutes apart in Sweden’s capital. Explosives were used but Swedish authorities have said the early morning blasts on Tuesday were not terror-related. The explosions happened in the suburban areas of Stockholm about 500m apart and damaged balconies, windows, doors and inside several apartments. Houses were ...
- France: 7 men arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack
January 21, 2020
French security forces on Monday arrested seven men believed to be planning a terror attack in the country and preparing to travel to conflict zones in Iraq and Syria, sources close to the case told AFP. The seven were detained by France’s DGSI domestic intelligence agency in the western coastal city of Brest and the surrounding Finistere ...
