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According to several sources inside the airport, two security checks were organised in February. In both cases, the aim was to check whether the officers were able to detect explosive powder hidden in checked luggage. During the first so-called “covert” Read More …
Japanese divers working magnetic surveys for the government at two sites on Okinawa discovered 20 pieces of unexploded ordnance believed to be left over from World War II. Most recently, divers found a 5-inch shell on Nov. 26 in 52-foot Read More …
A rocket-like object was located, for the first time, in the village of Budrus, several kilometers from Ben Gurion International Airport, containing a standard, not improvised, explosive, that terrorists planned to fire from Judea and Samaria towards the center of Read More …
Japanese ordnance disposal experts plan to defuse two suspected World War II-era bombs found last month on Miyakojima, a popular tourist spot 170 miles southwest of Okinawa. Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit expect Read More …
Tender For The Supply, Installation & Maintenance Of ECAC Approved Explosive Detection Systems For Cabin Baggage & Security Scanners To Screen Passengers At Gibraltar Airport Contracting Authority – Gibraltar Air Terminal Ltd is inviting bids from economic operators for the Read More …
A long-buried World War Two bomb exploded in early October at Japan’s Miyazaki Airport. Nearly 80 years after the war ended, bombs that didn’t detonate still turn up nationwide. Two more were found this month near Miyako Airport in Okinawa Prefecture. Read More …
Two unexploded bombs believed to have been dropped during World War II were found in a vegetable field next to Miyako Airport in Okinawa this month, sources said Thursday. According to the Okinawa Prefectural Government and the city of Miyakojima, Read More …
Miyazaki Airport, located near sites where unexploded ordnance leftover from World War II has been discovered in the past, canceled all flights on Wednesday after a minor explosion created a hole near a taxiway. The transport ministry’s office at Miyazaki Read More …
Most people don’t even know there is an elite team dedicated to detecting explosives at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. It’s a big job, and the explosive detection specialists at Detroit Metro Airport understand and appreciate the high stakes of Read More …
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused neighboring Rwanda of orchestrating a bomb attack at Goma International Airport in Goma city, North Kivu province. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning around 02:00 AM when two 81 Read More …
DENVER – Officials with Denver International Airport (DEN) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today previewed the new West Security Checkpoint located on Level 6 of the airport terminal. The checkpoint will feature 17 lanes to screen departing travelers and Read More …
The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Read More …
Officials with Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today previewed the new security checkpoint in the airport terminal. Checkpoint 1, which is located at the west end of the new terminal lobby, will feature eight Read More …
A homeless man sustained injuries after an improvised bomb, which he picked along the road adjacent to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 1 on Saturday exploded. Based on the police report, the 65-year-old man who picked up the bomb Read More …
The AAI inaugurates training on CBRN emergencies at the Chennai airport on Monday. A Training of Trainers (ToT) program was organised at Chennai International Airport by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in association with AAI to enhance the preparedness of Read More …
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee has been removed from canine handling duties after video taken Sunday at Detroit Metro Airport circulated online. The video, taken by Reddit user ProfessionalEye3568 from the Delta Sky Club on the second level, shows Read More …
Aman who attempted to fly with an 84 mm anti-tank rifle at the San Antonio International Airport on Monday will not be charged, police said. Transportation Security Agency agents confiscated the 84 mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle after it was Read More …
A small amount of uranium has been detected in a package that arrived in the UK at Heathrow Airport following a routine screening. The Metropolitan Police said its counter-terrorism command unit was contacted by Border Force colleagues at the airport Read More …
The man arrested for being involved in a bombing attempt at Brasilia International Airport over the weekend said in a written statement to police that he intended to “create chaos” so a “siege state in the country” would be installed Read More …
A man who was arrested in connection with the 1996 Manchester IRA bombing has been released without charge. He was held on suspicion of terrorism at Birmingham Airport on Thursday but has now been released from custody, Greater Manchester Police Read More …