Netherlands: Extremely explosive Cobra 20 fireworks bombs found in Utrecht garage

Police discovered nearly 50 powerful explosive fireworks in a basement storage unit under an apartment building in Utrecht’s Overvecht district. The devices contained approximately 10 kilograms of flash powder combined and posed a significant risk to people living nearby. Police Read More …

Netherlands: Escalation in fireworks-related violence requires new security and response strategies

With more than 1,500 blast attacks each year, the Netherlands holds the unfortunate distinction of being Europe’s leader in this area.* The increase in blast attacks began in 2023 and has continued in the years since. Criminal gangs, particularly in Read More …

From Ukraine’s trenches to South America’s borders and favelas: Criminal organizations use of one-way attack drones

There is a growing amount of research on Ukrainian adaptation and how civilian, military and private organisations have reorganised during the war. Researchers and policymakers are seeking to understand how Ukraine has reinvented itself to meet the challenges of the Read More …

Northern Ireland: Car torched as petrol bombs and bricks thrown during second night of riots

Northern Ireland saw a second night of unrest with police using water cannons on rioters, as the Belfast stabbing attack victim’s family said they were “disgusted” by the disorder. Police were pelted with bricks and petrol bombs by balaclava-clad rioters in Read More …

Maine: Several improvised explosive devices found at Trenton home after domestic violence call

A Maine man is in custody after police say they found multiple improvised explosive devices at a Trenton home following a domestic violence incident. Maine State Police say troopers responded to a domestic violence incident at a home on Oak Read More …

UK: Explosion which killed two ”caused by hand grenade set off by ex”

Two people died after a house explosion in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, on Sunday morning, with three others including a child injured and later released from hospital. Reports now say it was caused by a man setting off a grenade Read More …

Nevada: Traffic stop leads to arrest after explosive device discovered in vehicle

A man was arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of an explosive device on Thursday night, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say that during the stop on April 30, deputies made contact with a Read More …

Austria: Baby food recalled after samples tested positive for rat poison

Baby food brand HiPP is recalling some of its baby food jars after samples in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic tested positive for rat poison, officials said Sunday. Authorities believe the tampering occurred in 190-gram (6.7-ounce) jars of baby Read More …

India: 5 officials injured in crude bomb explosion during search op in Bihar’s Begusarai

Five officials, including three personnel of the Special Task Force (STF), were injured in a crude bomb explosion in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Saturday, police said. The incident happened in the Navkothi area in the afternoon, they said. The explosion Read More …

Netherlands: Bombing targets ATM at hotel Pestana Amsterdam Riverside in Amsterdam-Zuid

Police received a report of an explosion at the hotel around 4:45 AM. Upon arrival, officers found a destroyed ATM. Damage to the hotel is significant, according to a police spokesperson. No injuries were reported, but the hotel had to Read More …

California: San Bruno man arrested after explosives, guns, drugs found in home

A San Bruno man has been arrested on multiple felony charges after authorities said they located guns and explosive materials, along with drugs, during a search last week. According to the San Bruno Police Department, officers along with the county’s Read More …

Philippines: Boy, 8, hurt in explosion near home in Cagayan de Oro City

An eight-year-old boy was injured after an explosive was hurled near his house in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City over the weekend. Police said the explosion was supposedly intended for a construction foreman who lives near the boy’s residence. Read More …

India: Large number of crude bombs found in poll-bound West Bengal

A large number of crude bombs were found in the North 24 Parganas district of poll-bound West Bengal on Tuesday, police said. A total of 22 crude bombs were discovered at a house in the Haroa police station area, they Read More …

Netherlands: Escaped prisoner suspected of explosive robberies arrested in Utrecht

A 32-year-old man who escaped from the Diakonessenhuis in Utrecht on Friday was arrested later that evening. The man, identified as Nabil S., is a known figure in the Netherlands’ explosive robbery circuit, according to De Telegraaf. Authorities say Nabil Read More …

Russia: Explosion rips through bank entrance in Northeastern Moscow

An explosion ripped through a branch of the state lender Rosselkhozbank in northeastern Moscow on Thursday. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said “unlawful actions” took place on Mezhninskaya Ulitsa in the capital’s Babushkinsky District. She said police arrested a person Read More …

UK: Man convicted of attempted murder after explosive device found in Borehamwood

A 38-year-old man has been convicted of attempted murder after a homemade explosive device was discovered beneath a vehicle on a residential driveway in Borehamwood last summer. Robert Kovacs, of Tenby Road, Edgware, was found guilty on Tuesday (3 March) Read More …

Michigan: Ionia corrections officer stockpiled 196 guns, explosives and stolen prison munitions

Newly obtained court records paint a far more alarming picture of the weapons and explosives authorities say they found at the home of an Ionia County corrections officer whose backyard blasts have terrorized neighbors for years. An eight-page transcript from Read More …

Mexico, a country without drug lords

When the Mexican Navy killed Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of the fearsome Los Zetas cartel who pioneered narco-terrorism in Mexico, in 2012, El Mencho was just beginning to emerge. He had helped weaken that group of elite ex-military personnel and Read More …