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A suspected grenade which was found near Kivel Court in Salisbury on Monday (March 6) has been destroyed in a controlled explosion, a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police has confirmed. The device was found shortly before 2pm just off Churchill Way. Read More …
Two members of an army bomb disposal squad were killed and another injured by a southern insurgent IED attack on the convoy of the deputy commander of the Fourth Army Region in Si Sakhon district of the restive southern province Read More …
The Springfield Fire Department plans to update equipment for its bomb squad with grant money it received from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. The Fire Department has been awarded a $92,736 Emergency Management Performance Grant, an annual award that assists Read More …
As a U.S. Army combat engineer who worked with explosives, I always admired people in explosives ordnance disposal, or EOD. These are the military’s technically proficient warriors who disarm or safely destroy all types of explosive devices. Because most methods Read More …
FORT CARSON, Colo. – A Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assumed responsibility as the command sergeant major for the U.S. military’s premier all hazards command. Command Sgt. Maj. David J. Silva became the senior enlisted leader for the 20th Chemical, Read More …
The Philippine National Police has received $3.3 million (P181 million) worth of state-of-the-art equipment and vehicles from the United States government to counter terrorist attacks. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson led the turnover of the donated equipment to Read More …
Northumbria Police cordoned off the Townfoot area after builders made the discovery on the site where the new Co-op is being built. The ordnance is believed to have been an artillery shell. Read more… Source: Northumberland Gazette
Russian emergencies ministry’s bomb specialists have defused 201 Lepestok antipersonnel mines in Donetsk’s Petrovsky district, the ministry said on Tuesday. “During the day, bomb specialists of the emergencies ministry destroyed 201 Lepestok antipersonnel mines. The work was complicated by shelling Read More …
The RCMP explosives disposal unit has successfully detonated an explosive device found in the noon hour near the Wendy’s restaurant on Harvey Avenue. Police have confirmed to Castanet News the device was indeed a bomb. Read more… Source: Castanet News Read More …
A couple have spoken of their ‘shock’ after they discovered a bag of explosives in a drain. The railway track explosives were found in a bag by Billy Heys and Beth Chadwick, who are members of the Britannia Mucky Dippers Read More …
The return of 98 police officers was officially announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Mariusz Kamiński. On Thursday, together with President Duda, he will thank the officers. The mission in Ukraine was carried out only by volunteers. Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and the Ministry of National Defence have joined forces to salvage a sunken warship from the Mekong River in Koh Peam Raing in Kandal province’s Loeuk Dek district. The operation, which will also include Read More …
An explosive device has been discovered yards away from where children were playing football in Londonderry, as four men are arrested under the Terrorism Act. The device was found during a major security operation after an armed gang attempted to Read More …
Albemarle County Fire and Police dealt with an explosive device on Saturday, February 18. Just before 3 p.m. Albemarle County Police and Fire Rescue responded to the Ivy Material Utilization Center for reports of a unexploded mortar round, which is Read More …
The military force in the central province of Quang Binh has removed a bomb left from wartime from the seabed offshore Quang Trach district and destroyed it safely, the command of the province’s border guard force said on February 19. A local Read More …
An unexploded bomb that lay dormant at a popular Australian dive-site for more than 40 years has been discovered by a recreational diver – and removed in what proved to be a tricky operation for Royal Australian Navy clearance divers. Read More …
In a major success for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing five kgs has been found and diffused in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. According to available reports, the CRPF jawans have traced and defused as Read More …
The moment a World War Two bomb exploded in an unplanned detonation has been captured in aerial pictures. The footage released by Norfolk Police shows smoke and debris rising high into the air in Great Yarmouth. Read more… Source: BBC Read More …
Two U.S. Army supply trucks crashed into each other on the German autobahn on Thursday, Feb. 9, injuring four soldiers, two seriously. The accident happened just after 3 p.m. on Thursday near Kirchberg an der Jagst, according to local police Read More …
The world’s largest land mine charity, the Halo Trust, is doubling its workforce in Ukraine this year to clear areas of explosives. The Scotland-based charity said it was undertaking a “huge” training programme to expand its staff to around 1,200. Read More …