Florida: Brevard County Sheriff, Palm Bay Police Announce Massive Seizure of Illegal Substances, Weapons, and Explosives

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Palm Bay Police Department, the DEA, ATF, and several federal task force partners, announced the arrest of 26-year-old Maxwell Horvath after a major operation uncovered an extensive cache of illegal weapons, explosive Read More …

UK: Men arrested over suspected explosives offences as major incident declared in Derby

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 …

Israel: Improvised explosive device neutralized in Rehovot industrial zone

Police neutralized an improvised explosive device in the Rehovot industrial zone. “Bomb disposal experts neutralized the item without damage or casualties, while conducting searches to remove any additional risk to the public. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation Read More …

Philippines: Bomb threats expose critical shortage in police EOD personnel

A surge of bomb threats across Western Visayas has exposed a worrying security gap: the region is being protected by only 61 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel, a number police officials concede is dangerously insufficient as incidents continue to escalate. Read More …

Outstanding Airmen of the Year: Staff Sgt. Lucas Shappell, A Perfect Match in EOD

Some careers are mapped out long before they begin. For Staff Sgt. Lucas Shappell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader with the 934th CES, the path to becoming an Air Force Reserve EOD technician wasn’t planned. After six years in the Read More …

West Virginia: Barbour County man arrested after police find multiple explosives at his residence

A Barbour County man was arrested when police executed a previous warrant and found multiple explosive devices at his residence. On Sunday, around 4 p.m., the West Virginia State Police responded to a residence in Moatsville alongside the Barbour County Read More …

Pakistan: Rail line blown up as wave of blasts rocks Balochistan

Seven blasts rocked Quetta and Dera Murad Jamali on Saturday, with one explosion blowing up a section of railway track near the provincial capital and suspending train traffic to other parts of the country. The first blast took place near Read More …

Washington, D.C.: EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit

When Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust’s unit began testing advanced new bomb suits several months ago, her soldiers were so impressed by how much more mobility the gear offered that they encouraged her to try to set a new world Read More …

North Carolina: Wilmington police confirm suspicious device was a potential explosive

Wilmington police say a device found Friday morning at an apartment complex was determined to be a potential explosive, prompting a large response from the department’s bomb squad and federal agents. Officers were called shortly after 9:15 a.m. to the Read More …

Army explosive specialists prepare to keep Britain safe

Army explosive disposal experts have played a vital role on a major counter terrorism exercise.The Army’s specialist Technical Response Force (TRF), part of 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (29 EOD&S) Group, joined emergency services and partner agencies to test Read More …

Bangladesh: Two unexploded crude bombs found on metro rail track

MRT Police recovered two unexploded crude bombs from the metro rail track between Kazipara and Shewrapara on Friday morning. The crude bombs were wrapped with scotch tape inside Betel nut tins. The DMP Bomb Disposal Unit later neutralized and removed Read More …

Toxic Trip 25; USAF, Allies hunt for explosives

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to various units within Europe and the U.S. with German air force service members, Royal Norwegian Air Force service members, collaborate on an execution plan during exercise Toxic Trip 25, at Bjugn, Read More …

UK: Army bomb disposal unit called to deal with unexploded WW2 naval shell at Beachy Head

The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team was called to reports of a ‘suspected unexploded WW2 ordnance’ by the lighthouse at Beachy Head. The EOD team attended Beachy Head on November 17, assisted by coastguard crews from Birling Gap and Eastbourne. Read More …

British Columbia: Police dispose of explosive device found inside Prince George home

RCMP have allowed residents to return home after successfully disposing of an explosive device found in a residence in downtown Prince George, B.C., Wednesday morning. Officers found the device while conducting a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant in Read More …

Thailand: First Army reports progress in mine-clearance operations at Ban Nong Chan – Ban Nong Ya Kaew

The operation continues to secure hazardous border zones, with teams removing explosives and conducting joint aerial surveys to support upcoming boundary-marker work. On November 19, 2025, the First Army Area, Burapha Task Force and Infantry Task Force 12, together with Read More …

Cambodia: VNMAC delegation studies CMAC’s mine clearance expertise

A delegation from the Vietnam Mine Action Centre (VNMAC), led by Colonel Pham The Anh, visited the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday to learn from Cambodia’s internationally recognised mine clearance achievements. CMAC Director-General Heng Ratana Read More …

UK: Two men arrested on suspicion of explosives offence after bomb squad called to Sunderland recycling centre

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of an offence under Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act after the discovery of a suspicious item caused Sunderland Household Waste and Recycling Centre to close over the weekend. The centre was Read More …

Germany: WWII bomb discovery in Nuremberg prompts evacuation of 21,000 people

A large-scale evacuation was under way in the southern German city of Nuremberg on Friday evening ahead of the planned disposal of a World War II aerial bomb. The city announced that road closures within a radius of 800 metres Read More …

Hong Kong: Suspected wartime bomb found in airport site

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 …