Jammu and Kashmir: Officials Recover Explosives Weighing 7 Kg From Crowded Srinagar Bus Stand

A major terrorist plan to set off an explosion at a crowded place in Srinagar on the second anniversary of the Pulwama attack was scuttled with the recovery of a powerful IED from a nursing student who was arrested along Read More …

New York Army National Guard bomb disposal experts heading for Middle East

Glenville, NY — Eighteen New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1108th Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) said goodbye to their families during a ceremony held at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glenville on February 13. The Soldiers Read More …

India: 46 IEDs recovered in Garhwa

Forty Six powerful improvised explosive devices (IED), which were planted to harm security forces, were recovered in Garhwa district, police said on Thursday. Based on a tip-off, CRPF and police personnel launched a search operation near Budha Pahad area on Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC plans to breed more than 100 detection dogs in 2021

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre’s (CMAC) National Dog Centre programme plans to breed more than 100 detection dogs in different skills, from explosive detection, environmental protection, security, patrolling and wild animal protection this year. The National Dog Centre programme said Read More …

Russian mine action specialists clear over 15,400 explosive objects in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian mine action specialists have surveyed an area of more than 250 hectares in Nagorno-Karabakh to spot and clear explosive objects, the press service of the Russian emergencies ministry told TASS on Thursday. “Over the period of their mission in Read More …

Minnesota: 1 dead, 3 critical in shooting at Buffalo clinic; explosives found and suspect in custody

One person was killed and three others are in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday at a medical clinic in Minnesota where explosives were also found, authorities said. An “active shooter incident” occurred at the Allina Health Urgent Care–Buffalo Crossroads Read More …

California: 8 Explosive Devices Found In Stockton Home Rendered Safe

A Stockton neighborhood was evacuated Wednesday after an explosive went off in a man’s hand. At least eight homemade explosives were found inside the home on Bristol Avenue, not far from Madison Elementary and Madison Park. Natalio Ramirez stood outside Read More …

Afghanistan: ANP and GCPSU discovered and defused 14 IEDs in Kandahar, Paktika, Herat, Takhar and Faryab provinces

Afghan National Police bomb disposal unit discovered & defused three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Jowzjan, Kandahar and Paktika provinces. ANP bomb disposal unit discovered & defused three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Jowzjan, Kandahar & Paktika provinces. pic.twitter.com/3xNBC5DfKG — Read More …

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa BDU saves thousands of lives since 2009

The bomb disposal unit (BDU) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has saved thousands of lives by foiling at least 137 suicide attacks and defusing 4653 explosive devices since 2009. From a small squad of a few experts working within limited resources and Read More …

South Korea: 120 service members complete Army’s new mine-removal training program

The Army said Friday that more than 100 troops have completed its recently launched mine-removal training program and will be deployed next month. The trainees — 110 Army personnel, six airmen and four Marines — completed the armed service’s first Read More …

Azerbaijani servicemen complete two-week mine clearance course in Turkey

Twenty-three Azerbaijani army soldiers have successfully completed a two-week mine search and clearance course in Izmir, Turkey, the Turkish National Defence Ministry has reported on its Twitter page. “23 soldiers of the Azerbaijani Army successfully completed their 2-week long Specialist Read More …

Afghanistan: ANA and ANP discovered explosives and IEDs in Helmand, Kandahar and Balkh provinces

Commando forces discovered and destroyed a cache of Taliban’s explosives and 2 of their strongholds in Nad-Ali district of Helmand province last night. 2 Taliban were killed and 1 other was arrested during the operations. A number of weapons and Read More …

Los Angeles: Steady nerves and patience – How a bomb squad defused a box of old dynamite in Glendora

Many people store things in their basement and forget about them. It’s not often that the forgotten thing turns out to be dynamite. Such a discovery over the weekend in a Glendora basement in the 200 block of East Bennett Read More …

Philippines: Extortion group behind Tulunan bombing – SITG

The police’s Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Sibsib has identified the Al Khobar extortion group as responsible for the Jan. 27 bombing incident here that killed one and injured three others. Major Jun Napat, Tulunan police chief, said the group Read More …

South Africa: Bomb squad frees cash guard with explosive device strapped to body

A police bomb disposal team disarmed an explosive device strapped to the body of a hijacked cash-in-transit guard in Cape Town on Saturday. SBV Services confirmed that two teams of guards delivering cash to an ATM were hijacked and later Read More …