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All 60 members of the Chinese military engineering contingent from the 23rd Chinese Peacekeeping Force to Lebanon successfully passed the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) qualification assessment in a single attempt on Friday. They obtained dual certifications in mine Read More …
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday detected and destroyed 25 kilogram of IED planted by Maoists on the road near Dhan Mandi at a distance of 3 kilometre from Usur on the Usur-Awapalli main road in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Read More …
A hand grenade found in a residential area of Cornwall has been safely removed by a bomb disposal unit, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was notified that a grenade had been found in the Bosorne Road Read More …
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 30, 2025) – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 1 welcomed its newest leader during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma, Harbor Drive Annex, San Diego Calif., Jan. 30. Capt. Clinton Cornell relieved Capt. Wade Hilderbrand Read More …
Police remain at a property in Empire Street in south Belfast which was the focus of a security alert on Wednesday. The scene has been reduced and evacuated residents have returned home after a suspicious object, believed to be an Read More …
Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanders, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician, was awarded the Master EOD Badge at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan 25, 2025. The EOD badge identifies and affords recognition to personnel who have Read More …
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – A cadet brother team developed an electronic wire stabilization and cutting tool that could revolutionize explosive ordnance operations. Military members are put at risk during explosive ordnance operations as they disarm improvised explosive devices. Read More …
Workers dismantling a collapsed bridge over the Elbe River in the eastern German city of Dresden have once again found what appears to be an unexploded World War II-era bomb. This is according to the authorities report on Tuesday. The Read More …
Police in Londonderry are appealing for information after a “hoax pipe bomb-type device” was discovered at a property in the Waterside. The incident in the Winchester Park area was reported to the police at about 22.50 GMT on Thursday. Police Read More …
A powerful explosion occurred at midnight at a multi-family house in central Uppsala. Windows were blown out and a door was completely destroyed. One person was injured by glass splinters. The National Bomb Squad has been there and investigated the Read More …
A landmine clearance charity will be given £7 million to continue its “life-saving” work in Ukraine and Afghanistan. The UK Government cash for the Hazardous Area Life-support Organisation (Halo) Trust will enable the charity to make land safe for agriculture Read More …
The National Security Guard (NSG), Mumbai, provided the Goa Police with a 14-day specialized training in Bomb Disposal and Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). A group of professionals led by Major B Venkatesh, YR-IM Surjit Metei, and KR-II Shubham Nikam Read More …
Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s capital city over the weekend. Five members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 101st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit on Read More …
Last month, an 1,100-pound unexploded bomb from WWII, believed to be of American origin, was uncovered near Cologne, Germany, where a construction crew had been digging. Some 3,000 people were evacuated from the area while the bomb was carefully extricated. Read More …
An unexploded World War Two ordnance has been removed and blown up after being found in an Isle of Wight garden. The device was discovered in the garden of a home off Main Road in Wellow village on Friday morning Read More …
The Libyan Ministry of Interior on Thursday announced destroying two tons of explosive remnants of war in the city of Misurata, some 200 km east of the capital Tripoli. ” The Security Inspection and Explosives Dismantling Section of the Central Read More …
Toronto police say they safely detonated explosive materials in a city park on Tuesday after they were found in a storage locker. Police received a call about possible explosives materials at about 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday but did not say Read More …
The arrest of a 24-year-old man from Leongatha at 3am overnight by Wonthaggi Police has had an alarming sequel at the Wonthaggi Police Station on Tuesday morning when a bomb was found among the items seized during the incident. The Read More …
A World War II-era bomb was safely detonated by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) in the waters off Pulau Sibuan, Semporna, on Saturday evening (Jan 11). The unexploded ordnance (UXO), discovered by local fishermen on Jan 7, had remained dormant Read More …
The McCourtney Transfer Station in Grass Valley was evacuated and closed on Friday after what turned out to be live explosives was found, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. At 10:30 a.m., deputies were called to the transfer station Read More …