Belgium: Remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs found hidden under stadium seats

Standard Liege’s travelling supporters found remote-controlled flares and smoke bombs hidden under their seats at the stadium of Belgian league rival Sporting Charleroi at the weekend. The pyrotechnics were discovered when one of the Standard supporters was surprised his seat Read More …

Ukrainian forces planted mines at cemeteries in Kursk Region during retreat

Soldiers from the Bars-Kursk unit, engaged in combat in the Sumy area, are conducting daily demining operations at various locations, including cemeteries that were mined by Ukrainian troops during their retreat from the Kursk Region. The unit’s sappers are urging Read More …

Belgium: Two people hospitalised after explosives thrown at Antwerp home

An explosive device was thrown towards a residence in the Merksem district of Antwerp on Sunday night, the local police confirmed to Belga. The incident occurred at around 02:10. Two people were taken to hospital after inhaling smoke fumes. The Read More …

NATO Allies train on live chemical agents

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 …

Belarusian customs intercept 580 kg of explosives hidden in vehicle panels

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 …

Netherlands: Videos Show Man on Fire After Amsterdam Car Explosion

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 …

Northern Ireland: Objects found in Dromore declared ‘viable pipe bomb type devices’

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 …

Belgium: Explosion in a law firm in Antwerp

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 …

Finland: Move to leave convention banning anti-personnel mines could put civilian lives at risk

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 …

Italy: Police investigate after more than a dozen Teslas burned in Rome

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 …

Estonia: Over 800 Tsarist-era explosives found in Põhja-Tallinn

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 …

Sweden to provide over €7 million for drone and mine clearance coalitions for Ukraine

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 …

UK: Man with ‘anti-government ideology’ tried to kill police officer outside station

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 …

Norway to provide NOK 3 billion in humanitarian support to Ukraine

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 …

Ireland: Bomb squad called after suspect devices found during garda raid

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 …

Ukraine: SES, National Police sappers clear over 2,400 km² of land

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 …

Ireland: Man seriously injured after blowing himself up with homemade bomb

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 …

UK: Teenager, 18, charged with making ‘variety of homemade explosives’ in Wandsworth

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 …

Russian TV journalist killed by landmine near Ukraine border

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 …