France: Explosions heard as more than 400 WWII shells found in the village affected by wildfires

Hundreds of World War II shells and munitions have been discovered in the French village of Le Porge, as residents return to the ravaged community in the wake of last month’s blazes, according to local authorities. Explosions were heard near the Read More …

Netherlands: Explosive found in garden of Rotterdam home

The police discovered an explosive in the garden of a home in Rotterdam on Monday evening. They cordoned off the area and called in the Ministry of Defense’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit to remove the device. The police responded to the Read More …

Spain: A 17th-century mortar bomb found in La Seu d’Urgell

The seventh archaeological campaign in the Pati de les Monges of La Seu d’Urgell has brought to light a 17th-century mortar bomb, a find that forced the activation of the security protocol and the removal of the piece from the Read More …

Uganda: UPDF passes out EOD, Counter-IED technicians and combat engineers

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (Counter-IED) technicians and combat engineers from Intake 4/2026 at the School of Combat Engineering, Kalama. Presiding over the pass-out ceremony, the Commander of Read More …

Bangladesh: Police defuse ‘pressure cooker’ bomb in Ashulia

Police have recovered a specially constructed improvised explosive device (IED) from a travel bag left at a grocery shop in Ashulia, Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The device was later safely defused by the Bomb Disposal Unit of the police’s Read More …

Ukraine demining efforts restore farmland and create jobs in Mykolaiv region

The removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine is helping communities restore agricultural production, rebuild livelihoods and create new employment opportunities. In Mykolaiv Oblast, humanitarian demining efforts supported by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) are allowing farmers to safely Read More …

Nigeria: Troops discover, destroy IED on Borno road

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the Dikwa-Gajibo road in Borno State. The explosive device was discovered at about 10:10 a.m. on Monday by troops of the 81 Division Read More …

South Korea orders residents to evacuate after reported white phosphorus leak at US base

South Korean authorities ordered civilians to evacuate on Tuesday after a suspected white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base near the capital, Seoul. Officials in the city of Pyeongtaek urged nearby residents to move to a safe location and avoid skin Read More …

Lebanon: Peacekeepers help make routes safer by neutralizing explosive hazards

As UNIFIL expands its operational activities following the reduction in violence in southern Lebanon, peacekeepers continue to encounter explosive hazards left behind by the conflict. Supporting patrols and checks of routes used by peacekeepers, UNIFIL’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists Read More …

Philippines: IED exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice; another IED ‘neutralised’

An improvised bomb exploded near the entrance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) hours before the start of President Marcos’ 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) while an explosive device was safely disposed of after it was found along Read More …

Ireland: Controlled explosion carried out on grenade found in residential area in Co Galway

The army bomb disposal unit conducted a controlled explosion on a grenade in a residential area in Portumna, Co Galway this afternoon. Nearby residential properties on Abbey Street were evacuated as members of the Irish Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Read More …

UNSMIL explores Tunisian expertise for mine clearance in Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is seeking to draw on Tunisian expertise to strengthen Libya’s capacity in mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal. The discussions came during a visit to the Tunisian Centre of Excellence for Countering Read More …

Bangladesh: Umbrella bomb planted during Rath Jatra would have exploded if opened

The improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from an abandoned umbrella beneath Motijheel Metro Rail Station on 24th July was designed to explode if the umbrella was opened, according to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) sources. Investigators suspect the device may have Read More …

Ireland: Sophisticated and ready to use car bomb intercepted in County Monaghan

The Garda Commissioner has described as “extremely significant” the discovery of a bomb in a car intercepted as it was being driven across the border to Northern Ireland. The car was stopped two days ago south of Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan Read More …

China: Special police hold bomb disposal robot competition

A bomb disposal robot competition was held in the city of Urumqi in northwest China’s Xinjiang Tuesday as part of a national special police contest which opened a day earlier. In the competition, contestants operated wheeled or tracked robots to Read More …

Syria: Defense Ministry destroys landmines in western Damascus countryside

The Engineering Directorate at Syria’s Ministry of Defense, in cooperation with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) program, destroyed a cache of landmines and unexploded ordnance collected from the towns of Kanaker, Zakia, Khan al-Shih Read More …

Nigeria: Troops discover, safely dispose of IED in Sambisa farming area

Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade Garrison, Operation HADIN KAI, have discovered and safely disposed of an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected terrorists in a farming area of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Security sources told Read More …

Pakistan: Member of Bomb Disposal Unit killed in IED explosion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

According to the police, the post in the Faqeeri Banr area of Hassan Khel had been abandoned and was lying vacant. Terrorists had detonated one IED inside the post and left another unexploded. “It was a vacant post and terrorists Read More …

U.S. Marines Strengthen Papua New Guinea EOD Capabilities Through Humanitarian Mine Action Training

U.S. Marines with 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, conducted Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) training with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit at Basilisk Naval Base, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, strengthening Read More …