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Bomb disposal experts have found 2,470 mines and other unexploded munitions on Thai soil near the border with Cambodia since the bilateral ceasefire agreement took effect on July 29. Col Siwa Wang-kat, spokesman for the Thailand Mine Action Centre, said Read More …
Two minor blasts take place during cleanup drive in Jeeda village; none hurt; a 19-year-old radicalised law student, Gurpreet Singh, was booked on Thursday for assembling high-intensity explosives. Four days after twin blasts rocked a house at Bathinda’s Jeeda village, Read More …
A major terrorist attack was narrowly avoided when security forces successfully defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in the crowded Inayat Kalay Bazaar of Bajaur district. Acting swiftly on a tip-off, bomb disposal squads from the Pakistan Army and Read More …
Residents of a Yorkshire neighbourhood who had been evacuated from their homes, while police investigated an explosive substance, have been able to return to their homes. Police have now reduced cordons on Lingmore Street in Leeds, after the bomb squad Read More …
CBS News Texas reporter Bo Evans joined the Mesquite Fire Department’s bomb squad to give viewers an inside look at how firefighters handle explosive threats. Wearing a full bomb suit designed to protect vital organs, Evans walked through the delicate Read More …
The relative of a man who had recently died discovered a pipe bomb at the man’s former home. The family member was cleaning out the home in the 3000 block of Nipsic Avenue Northeast in unincorporated Bremerton on Tuesday. The Read More …
The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia’s capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava, including a major bridge across the Danube River. Public transportation and Read More …
Police arrested a suspect on Sunday morning after an explosive device was discovered near a home on Professor Fockema Andreaelaan in Baarn. According to RTV Utrecht, no detonation occurred. The explosive device was found around 8:30 a.m. near a car Read More …
After having his belongings stolen, and the windows of his car and Kāinga Ora home smashed, Warren John Frederick Lee had had enough. The 76-year-old former quarry worker decided to make a pipe bomb, with enough ammonia to damage everything Read More …
This year is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but in some countries, the trail of death and destruction continues. Bombs, nearly a century old, are still exploding, killing and maiming people and contaminating land. Read More …
U.S. Northern Command successfully concluded Arctic Edge 25, a joint and combined, multidomain field training exercise conducted across Alaska from Aug. 1-31. The exercise demonstrated readiness, enhanced interoperability and advanced capabilities in the Arctic region. Key events during AE25 showcased Read More …
FORT RILEY, Kan. – Interagency Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians came together to clear more than 2,000 pounds of air-dropped bombs during a training exercise on Fort Riley, Kansas, July 14 – 18. Army EOD techs from the Fort Riley-based 630th Read More …
The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) celebrated their military partnership in a capstone event recently marking the graduation of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3+ Phase 3 course. Moroccan Craft Products A joint statement Read More …
It looks like a piece of plastic. But once installed, it can be the key to ensuring military equipment designed to prevent improvised explosive devices from detonating does work as intended. Members of the military across the world wear powerful Read More …
AURORA, Colo. – As leaders in the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) participated in the 2025 National Robot Rodeo (NRR) event in Aurora, Colorado, August 11-15 and were among military, public Read More …
Throughout August 2025, mine clearance units of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine cleared 5,973 hectares of de-occupied land of explosive hazards. Specifically, during the month, the following was cleared: 5,653.77 hectares of agricultural land; 7.64 km of roadways; 15.09 Read More …
Sappers have defused more than 13,800 explosive devices in the Kursk Region since August 2024, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported. “More than 13,800 explosive devices have been defused, and 418 hectares of territory have been surveyed,” the ministry said. The Read More …
Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a Kent beach. A piece of suspected ordnance was found by a metal detectorist at West Bay in Westgate-on-Sea on Saturday morning. Coastguards closed the beach until Sunday morning, when Read More …
What started as a school project has developed into a promising innovation for Explosive Ordnance Disposal operations across the Department of Defense. While completing his degree in electronics engineering technology at the University of Arkansas Grantham, former Master Sgt. Daniel Read More …
The event was presided over by Commander of the Naval Infantry, Rear Admiral Nishantha Ranaweera. Commander Ranaweera presented official badges and certificates to 13 naval officers who successfully completed the Bomb Disposal Qualifying Course No. 6, which was conducted from Read More …