Turkey: 12 killed in explosion at explosives factory in Balikesir province

Turkish Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said that five people were also injured in the blast, which occurred in the Karesi district. Regarding the latest situation, Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said Turkish prosecutors are currently conducting investigations at the scene. Earlier, Ustaoglu Read More …

‘That’s one I laid’ – How ex-Taliban are helping IED clear-up in Afghanistan

Former Taliban fighters are now helping the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity locate bombs which they planted during the long war against coalition forces in Afghanistan. One of the Halo Trust’s leaders has told how during a journey to investigate a Read More …

India: Man uses IED in parcel to target ex-wife’s brother, injures relative

Panic gripped the Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad when a parcel exploded at a residence, leaving one person injured. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the blast was a result of a family feud. The explosion occurred at Shivam Row House around Read More …

Mali: Over 20 civilians killed in Mopti village attacks

Suspected jihadists killed more than 20 people in a string of attacks on villages in central Mali’s insurgency-hit Mopti region on Friday, two local sources said. The unidentified assailants struck during the day and into the evening, ransacking and burning Read More …

Germany: Vehicle plows into crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing 2 and injuring dozens

At least two people were killed, and more than 60 were injured when a car plowed through a crowded Christmas market in eastern Germany on Friday. The suspected driver, identified as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who lived in Germany, Read More …

India: ‘We thought it was a ball’ – the bombs killing and maiming children

Over the last three decades, at least 565 children in the Indian state of West Bengal have been injured or killed by home-made bombs, a BBC Eye investigation has found. So what are these deadly devices and how are they Read More …

India: Villager killed in IED explosion in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

A 35-year-old man was killed after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Monday, a police official said. The incident took place at around 10 am near Kosalnar village under Barsoor Read More …

Afghanistan: Unexploded Ordnance Claims 137 Lives in 2024

The Directorate of Mine Action Coordination says that since the beginning of 2024, 137 people have been killed and 330 others injured as a result of unexploded ordnance detonations. Nooruddin Rustamkhil, the head of this directorate, told TOLOnews that during Read More …

Syria: Expert warns of ‘massive’ risk from unexploded ordnance

The extent of unexploded ordnance littering Syria will be “massive” and poses a particular threat to children returning to the country, a landmine-clearing leader has warned. Since the fall of the Assad regime last weekend, the Halo Trust has seen Read More …

Russian authorities detain man in connection with car blast that killed Russian officer in Donetsk

A man has been apprehended in Donetsk on suspicion of planting a bomb under a Russian officer’s car, while working for Ukrainian intelligence, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said. The vehicle exploded in the main city of Russia’s Donetsk Read More …

Thai police detain two suspects after bomb explosion killed three and injured dozens in Tak province

Thai police on Saturday said two suspects were in custody as authorities investigated a bombing in the north that killed at least three people and injured dozens of others. An explosive device was thrown into a crowd during an outdoor Read More …

India: One killed, six arrested in counter-insurgency operation in Manipur

The Manipur Police gunned down an armed individual and nabbed six others during an alleged counter-insurgency operation in Thoubal district on Saturday. The incident occurred around 9:45 am at Salungpham Maning Leikai under the jurisdiction of Heirok police station. According Read More …

Ukraine: Explosion in Central Dnipro, one dead, police officers injured

Dnipro Oblast Police reported that one person was killed and several others injured in the explosion, including two police officers who were hospitalized. The explosion occurred on Dec. 14 at approximately 2:45 p.m. A police investigative team, explosives experts, a Read More …

Sudan: 42 killed in landmine explosion, paramilitary attacks in Sinnar and Gezira States

In central Sudan, at least 42 civilians were killed in a landmine explosion in Sinnar State on Friday and two attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Gezira State over the past two days, local volunteer groups reported Read More …

Declassified satellite photos reveal impacts of Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, the United States dropped more than 8 million tons of bombs and sprayed 74 million liters of Agent Orange and other herbicides in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Nearly 50 years after the war’s end, the deadly Read More …

Afghanistan: ISIS-K claims responsibility for attack on Taliban Ministry of Refugees

The ISIS-Khorasan branch has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of the Taliban in Kabul. On the night of Wednesday, December 11, the group issued a statement on their Telegram channel, acknowledging their role Read More …

Nigeria: Bomb Explosion Kills Two Near Maiduguri

Two persons have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a two-hundred housing estate under construction in Dalwa, Borno State. Available information indicated that the explosion happened around 1pm on Wednesday about the time the Borno State Read More …

Colombia: Motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in killing 1 and injuring 14

A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing the driver and injuring 14 others, authorities said. Officers had been conducting inspections in the community of Las Penas in the Jamundi municipality to Read More …

Pakistan: Two Separate Attacks in South Waziristan Claim Seven Lives, Including Four FC Personnel

In South Waziristan, two separate attacks left seven people dead, including four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel. According to sources, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a bomb disposal vehicle of the security forces in Karam, an area in tehsil Ladha Read More …

Nigeria: Another explosion hits Zamfara community, passengers killed

Another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has exploded with a truck carrying grains and some persons in Zamfara by a new terrorists group, Lakurawa. The incident occurred Friday evening along Malele village to Dansadau area in Maru local government of Zamfara Read More …