India: IED alert sounded as threat spikes with new camps in core areas

An alert has been sounded in the anti-Naxal operations theatre of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand following a “spike” in IED blasts and recoveries, including that of a device rigged with beer bottles and a small antenna for remote control explosion, officials Read More …

UK: Man arrested after explosive substance found

A man has been arrested after an explosive substance which poses “a threat to life” was found in a property in a Sussex seaside town, police said. Residents within a 100-metre cordon around the address on the A259 Marina in Read More …

Texas: New Braunfels Man who Planned Mass Murder Attacks Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison

SAN ANTONIO – A New Braunfels man was sentenced in federal court today to 78 months in prison for a charge related to his planned mass murder attacks that were thwarted by federal and local law enforcement. According to court Read More …

Florida: Pipe bomb, guns, ‘chemical materials’ found at man’s Key West home

A Key West man is now the subject of a federal investigation after officers found a pipe bomb and a cache of weapons at his home, authorities said. They said it all started with a traffic stop. According to the Read More …

Characterization and differentiation of aluminum powders used in improvised explosive devices

Determining the extent to which sources of aluminum (Al) powders, often used as fuel in improvised explosive devices (IEDs), can be differentiated is important for forensic investigations and gathering intelligence. Previous work developed effective methods of characterizing Al powders using Read More …

Kentucky: Son of Middletown victim put explosive under father’s car

The son of a man killed in Middletown is being charged with his murder. According to an arrest slip, Brandon McQuillen, 43, was arrested Wednesday, around 11 p.m. He was initially charged with possession of a firearm by a felon Read More …

Israel: IDF seizes weapons and explosives, arrests 12 suspects in West Bank operations

The IDF conducted several counterterrorism operations in the West Bank last night, the military announced on Wednesday. The IDF arrested a dozen suspects involved in terrorist activities and confiscated their weapons. During searches in Kabatiya, soldiers located about 100 kilograms Read More …

UK: Man jailed after police find gunpowder and IED at Yorkshire property

West Yorkshire Police executed a warrant at a property connected to Paul Bruveris in Illingworth, where they discovered chemicals, explosives and electrical materials Bruveris was arrested when police attended his home address in Dene View, Luddenfoot, in December 2023. The Read More …

Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB

A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the security service announced on Monday. The Russian citizen reportedly Read More …

Mexico: Jalisco Cartel using fake bodyguard job ads to recruit ex Colombian soldiers to produce landmines

The Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) is actively recruiting Colombian soldiers in order to handle the installation and production of explosives, more concretely landmines, according to testimony from a former Colombian soldier. The former member of Colombia’s armed forces was Read More …

Israel: IDF detains over 60 terrorists, confiscates weapons and explosives in West Bank

The IDF arrested over 60 terror suspects and confiscated dozens of weapons in the West Bank over the past week, the military confirmed on Friday. The confiscated weapons included a number of M-16 rifles, handguns, and Carlo firearms, as well Read More …

Italy: Massive seizure of weapons, ammunition and explosive material in Reggio Calabria

A routine check of the territory by the Carabinieri of the Catona Station led to the discovery of a huge arsenal of weapons and explosive material in the district of Arghilla, dealing a major blow to the organised crime. The Read More …

Alabama: Man sentenced to ten years for setting off bomb outside of Alabama Attorney General’s office

The man charged with setting off a bomb outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall last year has pleaded guilty and been sentenced on state charges. Marshall said today that Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale was sentenced Read More …

Connecticut: Fairfield police arrest two after homemade explosive incident

After a joint investigation involving local and federal law enforcement, two young adults have been arrested in connection with the construction and detonation of homemade explosive devices in Fairfield. On Dec. 1, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department Read More …

Victoria: Bomb experts deploy remote-controlled bomb disposal robot to examine suspect device

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 …

Florida: Suspended high school student found with explosive components

A suspended student at Cookeville High School was found with components of an explosive at his home, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Last week, an unidentified student was suspended from Cookeville High for bringing a THC vape Read More …

Nevada: Cybertruck driver used ChatGPT to plan Las Vegas attack

Police found a six-page manifesto on Matthew Livelsberger’s phone and said he used ChatGPT to plan his New Year’s Day bombing at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. A few of the entries posted in the application included “How Read More …

Texas: Bomb-making materials found at Houston home of New Orleans attacker

Federal investigators found bomb-making materials while searching the Texas home of the man responsible for the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, law enforcement officials said Friday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas, was living Read More …

Nigeria: Troops foil IED attack, intercept terrorists courier in Borno

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 3 in Mongunu, alongside the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have intercepted a suspected terrorist courier transporting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making materials at the entrance to Gubio Local Read More …

Louisiana: Bomb-making materials found at New Orleans Airbnb potentially tied to Bourbon Street terrorist

Bomb-making materials were reportedly found at a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities investigate a possible connection to the truck-ramming terror attack that killed at least 15 people and injured over 30 others on Bourbon Street during a New Year’s celebration. Read More …