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- California: Improvised explosive device used to gain entry to ATM at San Ramon Target
July 20, 2025
An investigation is underway in San Ramon after police said an improvised explosive device was used to gain entry to an ATM early Sunday morning. Shortly after 2:15 a.m., officers responded ...
- India: Security forces recover IED in Namsai
July 20, 2025
One powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the Nongtaw village area in Piyong circle in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. Security forces had intensified counterinsurgency operations in ...
- Pakistan: Security official killed in Quetta magnetic IED blast
July 20, 2025
A senior officer belonging to security forces was martyred in a bomb attack at the Western Bypass area on Saturday, according to officials. Police said a magnetic explosive device was attached ...
- Syria: Death toll from violence in the south tops 1,000
July 20, 2025
Calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups. A ceasefire announced on Saturday appeared to be holding after ...
- Ukrainian mine masked as tree
July 19, 2025
The Russian news agency RIA Novosti released a video showing a Ukrainian anti-tank mine disguised as a tree—an innovative and unusual tactic in the ongoing conflict. The recorded mine has sparked ...
- Grenades, mortars and rockets: What to do if you find military explosives
July 19, 2025
Police responded to two separate munitions discoveries in the Maritimes this week, prompting the public to ask: What do you do if you find, dangerous, potentially explosive items? “There are absolutely ...
- California: Santa Monica apartment is focus of probe into blast that killed 3 L.A. County sheriff’s deputies
July 19, 2025
Authorities investigating the deadly blast at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility are looking into connections to some explosives collected in Santa Monica. Three deputies were killed Friday in ...
- Germany: 19 injured after fireworks show goes awry at fair in Düsseldorf
July 19, 2025
German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services ...
- California: Driver slams into crowd outside Hollywood nightclub, critically injuring 7 and wounding more than 20 others
July 19, 2025
A patron who had been tossed out of a popular East Hollywood nightclub early Saturday later intentionally smashed his car into a crowd outside the venue, injuring 30 people — ...
- Cambodia refutes Thailand’s allegation over recent landmine incident
July 19, 2025
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has firmly rejected recent Thai media reports alleging that Cambodia was responsible for a landmine incident that injured three Thai soldiers. According ...
- New airport scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports lack them
July 19, 2025
Travelers celebrated the suggestion that American airports might soon ease restrictions on liquids in carry-on bags that create endless hassles at security checkpoints, but more than a third of all ...
- Virginia: Smithfield man pleads guilty to possessing over 150 improvised explosive devices and an unregistered firearm
July 18, 2025
NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man pled guilty today to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on July 31, ...
- Philippines: National Police Commission vows upgrades for PNP explosive, K9 units
July 18, 2025
The National Police Commission (Napolcom) on Friday committed the agency’s full support for the capability enhancement of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Explosives and Ordnance Division/Canine Group (EOD/K9 Group). Napolcom Vice ...
- Colombian Military Now Using Explosive-Laden Drones To Fight Guerrillas And Gangs
July 18, 2025
Colombian troops have begun using explosive-laden drones to fight against guerrillas and gangs, as the device is increasingly used in battlefields around the world for different purposes. Speaking to NPR, Army ...
- California: Three deputies killed in explosion at LA County Sheriff’s Department Training Center
July 18, 2025
Three deputies were killed Friday in an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Center Training Academy in East L.A., the deadliest incident for the agency in more ...
- France ends permanent troop presence in Senegal
July 17, 2025
France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces’ long presence in the West African country and a ...
- Thailand: Three soldiers injured in landmine explosion during patrol at Thai-Cambodian border
July 17, 2025
On July 16 at 9:45 AM, three soldiers from the 2302 Ranger Battalion were injured after stepping on a landmine while patrolling from the Morakot Operation Base to Hill 481, ...
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group TWO Holds Change of Command Ceremony
July 16, 2025
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Capt. Steve Cobos assumed command of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 during a change of command ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July ...
- Syria withdraws troops from Suwayda city to avoid ‘open war’ after powerful Israeli strikes on Damascus
July 16, 2025
Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of the country’s Druze population – an Arab ...
- South Korea: Unexploded shell found in a flower bed of a house in Gangneung, Gangwon-do
July 16, 2025
An unexploded military shell was found in a flower bed of a house in Ipam-dong, Gangneung-si, Gangwon. The military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD), which was dispatched after receiving the report, ...
- Pakistan: Gas pipeline to Punjab blown up in Lakki Marwat
July 16, 2025
A gas pipeline supplying natural gas to Punjab was blown up in the Wanda Ameer area of Lakki Marwat district during the early hours of Wednesday. The explosion, which occurred under ...
- European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend report 2025 (EU TE-SAT)
July 16, 2025
The European Union (EU) Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) is a situational overview, presenting key figures and developments within the terrorism landscape in the EU. The EU TE-SAT report ...
- Kenya: Three KDF soldiers killed, seven injured in Lamu IED blast
July 16, 2025
At least three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed on Tuesday, July 15, while seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) at ...
- UN Syria Commission deeply alarmed by Suwayda violence, urges de-escalation, civilian protection and respect for human rights
July 15, 2025
GENEVA – The most recent violence in Suwayda governorate in southern Syria has reportedly resulted in the deaths of dozens, including women and children, and the injury of more than ...
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