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A controlled explosion of a suspected ordnance has been carried out near the former Scatsta Airport site. Police Scotland confirmed a team of experts carried out the explosion on Thursday, following a discovery at the site on Monday. Officers set Read More …
Army bomb disposal removed “suspicious white powder” from a house linked to a probe into the discovery of human remains. Merseyside Police closed Douglas Road in Anfield at around 2.30pm today, Sunday, after officers carrying out a forensic search at Read More …
German investigators detonated suspected explosives found in a car on a major motorway in Bavaria, police said on Friday. The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office said the object was too unstable to be safely transported, forcing specialists to destroy it Read More …
A man pulled an unexploded bomb out of the water while magnet fishing on the river Wensum yesterday. Police were called out at just after 10am on Sunday to Dolphin Bridge, Norwich, after reports that someone had found an unexploded Read More …
Dartmouth Coastguard Rescue Team were called out at 2:57pm on Thursday, January 22, after the suspected ordnance was found. A cordon was put in place on Hallsands beach after seeing what they initially suspected to be an anti-tank mine, similar Read More …
The Latimer County Sheriff’s Office said two military-grade artillery shells were detonated and disposed of on Monday. According to LCSO, deputies were contacted about two artillery shells by a resident. He said that he’s been in possession of these shells Read More …
A 41-year-old man has been charged over the alleged manufacturing of pipe bombs found along footpaths in Canberra’s north this week. Fifteen explosive devices were found along the shore of Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen between Joynton Smith Drive and Ginninderra Read More …
The bomb dredged out of Exmouth Marina on Wednesday, January 14, has been safely removed. A 100-metre cordon was initially set up around the area, with properties in the area evacuated. This cordon was later extended to 400m. In an Read More …
A controlled explosion was carried out after a suspected piece of ordnance was found on a beach. Selsey Coastguard was called to Medmerry Beach at 6.21pm on Sunday, January 4, 2026, following reports of a suspicious object. The coastguard team Read More …
Authorities evacuated around fifty homes Friday afternoon after explosive material was discovered in a Lichtenvoorde residence. Police also arrested a resident of the property. The discovery triggered an immediate response from local police, the fire department, and the Explosieven Opruimingsdienst Read More …
Police are hunting a 60-year-old local man following a vehicle explosion in Desa Palma, Nilai, earlier this morning that left authorities uncovering three suspected improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Negeri Sembilan Police Chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said preliminary investigations found that Read More …
Experts were called in after an explosive device was discovered on a Mid Wales beach. The Explosive Ordance Disposal (EOD) unit were called in after reports of a potential device were discovered on Ynyslas beach on Wednesday (December 17) morning. Read More …
A “controlled explosion” has been carried out after a bomb was found at a Wirral golf club. Merseyside Police were called to Meols Drive in Hoylake at around 12.30pm this afternoon (Friday, December 12) following a report that a suspected Read More …
A major incident has been declared and 200 homes evacuated after two men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences in Derby. Derbyshire Police carried out a warrant at a property in Vulcan Street, acting on intelligence about materials at Read More …
A suspected wartime bomb was found in a construction site at the airport on Saturday. Police said they were alerted to the discovery around noon. The force’s bomb-disposal officers arrived at the scene soon afterwards. They detonated the suspected device Read More …
Old commercial explosives used in demolition work were taken from a property in Mid Wales and detonated safely on a beach, police and the British Army have confirmed. On Monday, November 10, HM Coastguard Borth revealed it had assisted in Read More …
A ‘rusty’ grenade has been found by a fisherman in Oxford with the bomb squad called to deal with the historic weapon. Thames Valley Police said the bomb squad – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) – dealt with the grenade found Read More …
A ‘bomb squad’ was called to the Three Towns following the discovery of a possible ordnance device. The item was found at a property in the Border Avenue area of Saltcoats around midday on Tuesday, November 4. Following the discovery, Read More …
A large explosive device found in a forested area in Ida-Viru County Sunday morning is to be detonated by a bomb disposal team. The bomb disposal unit that responded to the scene identified it as a 250-kilogram aerial bomb. The Read More …
A man who left “sophisticated graffiti art” outside the US Embassy as a “gift” has denied making a hoax bomb threat. Daniel Parmenter, 44, who lives with his mother in Bayswater, west London, had left a collection of items – Read More …