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BRUSSELS – NATO Allied chemical defence soldiers trained on live agents on a unique training course in Czechia. Specialists from Italy, the Republic of Moldova and the United States gathered to test their ability to identify and neutralise live chemical Read More …
A 56-year-old man has been arrested by police who discovered ammunition at a property. The items were found at about 20:00 BST on Saturday in Derby Avenue, Middlesbrough, by officers from Cleveland Police acting on a call. The force said Read More …
Belarusian customs prevented the smuggling of 580 kg of explosives into the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. This was the largest shipment of explosives in the country’s history, according to the Customs Committee. According to customs officials, a 41-year-old Read More …
Dutch police confirmed there was an explosion inside a car in central Amsterdam on Thursday, just days after a knife attack in the city that investigators are treating as terrorism. The reasons for this latest incident are not yet known, Read More …
Two objects found near a nursery school in Co Down on Wednesday have been declared “viable devices”. Church Street in Dromore town centre was closed in the afternoon of April 2 due to a security alert in the area. The Read More …
A fire broke out in a building housing a law firm after what appears to be an explosive or incendiary bomb was thrown at the building on Wednesday, local police confirmed. The incident occurred at around 03:20 in Haantjeslei in Read More …
Reacting to news that the Finnish government has initiated the process of withdrawing from the Ottawa convention, a landmark treaty prohibiting the use of anti-personnel mines, Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said: “The Finnish government’s Read More …
Italian police are investigating a possible arson attack after more than a dozen Tesla cars were burned at a dealership at the edge of the capital early on Monday morning. A total of 17 cars were damaged in the fire Read More …
Hundreds of Tsarist-era munitions were found in Lahesuu Harbor in Põhja-Tallinn last week during construction work. Demolition experts from the Rescue Board were called to the harbor last Tuesday after 880 explosive devices were discovered. The munitions were naval ordnance Read More …
The Swedish government has instructed the Swiss Armed Forces to make payments to coalitions of forces and assets in the areas of demining and unmanned aerial vehicles under the Ramstein format. According to a statement by the Swedish government this Read More …
A man has admitted trying to kill a police officer outside a Welsh police station. Alexander Dighton, 28, who has an “anti-government ideology”, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday morning representing himself and pleaded guilty to 10 charges. Dighton Read More …
The humanitarian consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine are severe and the need for assistance is enormous. In light of this, the Norwegian Government has decided to provide a total of NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Read More …
An Army bomb disposal team was deployed on Thursday after gardai were alerted to a number of suspect devices while carrying out a search of a property in Co Wexford. During the course of a planned search operation, Gardaí discovered Read More …
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, sappers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) and the National Police have cleared over 2,400 km² of Ukrainian territory. According to the deputy minister, Ukraine has become a global hub for Read More …
The Special Detective Unit is understood to be assisting garda investigations after a man appears to have accidentally blown himself up with a pipe bomb. The man, aged in his 50s, suffered serious injuries and had to undergo surgery but Read More …
A man has been charged with making a “variety” of homemade weapons and explosives in Wandsworth. Sakhile Ntsele, 18, of Wandsworth Road, has been charged with 29 offences in total all relating to possessing firearms or explosives, with new charges Read More …
A Russian state TV journalist was killed and her cameraman was seriously injured by a landmine in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, state television said on Wednesday. War correspondent Anna Prokofieva and cameraman Dmitry Volkov ran over Read More …
An explosion rocked the premises of Poličské strojírny in eastern Czechia on Monday morning. According to emergency services, the blast occurred in a munitions warehouse, seriously injuring one person who was airlifted to a hospital in Olomouc. Eleven fire units Read More …
Britain has been urged to withdraw from the key landmine and cluster bomb treaties to counter the deteriorating global security situation, former defence secretary Ben Wallace has said. With Russia’s military might growing and the US disengaging from Nato, Mr Read More …
A 100m cordon, which was in place as a precaution near Stonerow Way in Rotherham, was lifted yesterday evening, several hours after it had been put in place following the discovery of a ‘suspected explosive device’ from the Second World Read More …