Tag: Estonia

Estonia: Bomb made by minors explodes at Lilleküla High School in Tallinn

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A homemade explosive device exploded at Tallinn’s Lilleküla High School on Friday and two minors, a teenage boy and girl, are suspected of making the explosive and organizing the explosion, the Estonian daily newspaper Postimees reported. The alarm center received Read More …

UK loans Estonia four Jackal vehicles to support counter-terror mission in Mali

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Estonian Special Forces deploying to Mali will be loaned four Jackal armoured vehicles by the UK Ministry of Defence, it is today announced. Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey confirmed the loan, plus a three-week training package, for elite Read More …

Estonia: Tallinn resident sentenced to 7 years for collecting explosives at home

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Harju County Court on Friday sentenced a resident of Tallinn’s Õismäe District to seven years and six months in prison for collecting a large amount of explosives at his apartment. The court is settling the criminal case under compromise procedure, Read More …

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland host NATO Allies for exercise ANAKONDA 2018

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ANAKONDA 2018, a Polish-led multinational exercise, which began on 7 November, today completed its first week. The exercise involves around 12,500 troops in Poland and approximately 5,000 troops in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The exercise demonstrated the interoperability of the Read More …

Estonia wants to continue training Ukrainian humanitarian EOD operators

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Estonia and Ukraine are interested in continuing cooperation in the field of training humanitarian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists, officials said at the conclusion of a course during which training consistent with international standards was provided to 17 humanitarian EOD Read More …