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The UK has tested an emergency response to the discovery of a deadly biological toxin. Up to 600 members of the military, police, ambulance and other services took part in the three-day exercise last week, which also involved dealing with Read More …
The National Police has deactivated a mortar shell located on the campus of the University of Huelva. The device – which showed obvious signs of oxidation and deterioration – has been neutralized by specialists from the TEDAX-CBRN, the unit specialized Read More …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture and other key mine action stakeholders, will create the first interagency national group of underwater mine clearance instructors, the press service of Read More …
Old commercial explosives used in demolition work were taken from a property in Mid Wales and detonated safely on a beach, police and the British Army have confirmed. On Monday, November 10, HM Coastguard Borth revealed it had assisted in Read More …
The European Commission is considering setting up a dedicated intelligence cell to strengthen security amid geopolitical difficulties, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the initiative is still at an early stage. “We are in a challenging geopolitical and Read More …
There has been an explosion outside the garage of a house on the Houthulststraat in the Antwerp district of Merksem. The explosion happened at around 5:30am. The no significant damage was caused and the Antwerp Local Police Service reports that Read More …
A ‘rusty’ grenade has been found by a fisherman in Oxford with the bomb squad called to deal with the historic weapon. Thames Valley Police said the bomb squad – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) – dealt with the grenade found Read More …
The UK will send anti-drone equipment and personnel to Belgium following a series of sightings near airports and military bases in recent weeks, Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton said during a television interview on Sunday. Over the past Read More …
An explosion was carried out outside a house in Kistemaeckersstraat, Borgerhout, Antwerp, on Saturday morning, with three suspects later arrested in the Netherlands, according to local police. The incident occurred shortly after 2:00. A fire broke out, but the residents Read More …
The discovery of four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Co Down has been linked to a cross-border far-right pipe-bomb plot. The bombs were discovered during a PSNI operation carried out under the Terrorism Act in Annalong, Co Down, on Wednesday. Read More …
Germany will support Belgium with counter-drone defense systems in response to increasing sightings of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near Belgian military facilities, the German Defense Ministry announced Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Read More …
A ‘bomb squad’ was called to the Three Towns following the discovery of a possible ordnance device. The item was found at a property in the Border Avenue area of Saltcoats around midday on Tuesday, November 4. Following the discovery, Read More …
A man considered making potentially deadly “booby traps” after a series of thefts at his home, a court has heard. Shazad Khan, 52, sparked a large-scale evacuation of his street in Glasgow’s west end after suspicious items were found in Read More …
A self-styled “Anglo Jihadi” has been found guilty of planning a terror attack. Muslim convert Jordan Richardson, 21, of Oliver Close, Howden, East Yorkshire, was planning an “atrocity”, with possible targets including Meadowhall shopping centre, near Sheffield, a trial at Read More …
A large explosive device found in a forested area in Ida-Viru County Sunday morning is to be detonated by a bomb disposal team. The bomb disposal unit that responded to the scene identified it as a 250-kilogram aerial bomb. The Read More …
They planted a crude but still high-impact bomb in the Postamat cash dispenser in Tinnura. The explosion destroyed the machine and threw shrapnel onto a car, but it still didn’t open the safe containing the money. Indeed, the criminals fled Read More …
Ten people are in hospital – nine believed to have life-threatening injuries – after a stabbing attack on board a Doncaster-London King’s Cross train on Saturday. Two people have been arrested after the train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon Read More …
Police bomb disposal experts in the Sumy region destroyed anti-tank mines that were attached to a downed Russian drone. According to Ukrinform, the Sumy region police reported this on Telegram. “The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down an enemy attack drone Read More …
Private Daniel Ruiz Mateo, assigned to the Command of the ‘Álvarez de Sotomayor’ Manoeuvring and Shooting Range, in Viator (Almeria), died this Friday, 31 October, after an explosion occurred at the military facilities at around 11.00 am. Private Alejandro Carvajal Read More …
Police have detained a man involved in the explosion at one of the sorting centers of Ukrposhta, Ukraine`s National Post, in the Solomianskyi district on October 30. The suspect is a 40-year-old resident of Ternopil who attempted to send ammunition Read More …