UK: Firefighters in ‘marauding terror attack’ training

The Westminster terror attack of 22 March 2017 was one of three incidents in the past 10 years in London that have led to a greater emphasis on training for the capital’s emergency services. This week, firefighters, police officers and Read More …

Ukraine: Explosion at police building in Odesa region, SSU opens terrorist attack case

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has classified the explosion at the police building in Odesa region as an attempted terrorist attack and opened a criminal investigation. According to investigators, the explosion occurred at about 6 p.m. today after a Read More …

UK: Man arrested after explosive substance found

A man has been arrested after an explosive substance which poses “a threat to life” was found in a property in a Sussex seaside town, police said. Residents within a 100-metre cordon around the address on the A259 Marina in Read More …

Italy launches EUR 6 mln grant competition for landmine clearance in Ukraine

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has announced a EUR 6 million grant competition for demining operations in war-affected frontline regions of Ukraine. The maximum funding per project is EUR 1.8 million. According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, projects Read More …

Belgium: Security checks failed to detect explosives in Charleroi airport luggage

According to several sources inside the airport, two security checks were organised in February. In both cases, the aim was to check whether the officers were able to detect explosive powder hidden in checked luggage. During the first so-called “covert” Read More …

Ukraine: Explosion in central Rivne injures two people

A homemade explosive device detonated in a car near a shopping mall in Rivne, injuring the driver and a passenger, both of whom were hospitalized. The incident occurred at around 14:40 on March 20 on Kyivska Street. The explosion originated Read More …

Police Arrest Istanbul Mayor Over Alleged Corruption and Terror Links

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror links, media reports said. The state-run Anadolu Agency said prosecutors issued detention warrants Read More …

Poland and Baltic states want to exit landmine treaty over Russia’s military threat

Poland and the Baltic states said on Tuesday that they want to withdraw from an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing Russia’s growing military threat. In a joint statement, the defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland said they Read More …

Finland to host Nordic rescue exercise in Oulu in September

Finland will host Rescue Borealis 2025, a Nordic exercise focusing on the Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation involving rescue services in Finland, Sweden and Norway, said the Ministry of the Interior in a press release on Monday. Rescue Borealis 2025 includes a Read More …

Russian sappers conducting demining operations in 36 settlements in Kursk Region

Sappers are conducting demining operations in 36 liberated settlements within the Kursk Region. Currently, approximately 19,000 hectares of land, over 370 kilometers of roads, and more than 6,700 buildings and structures have been cleared of explosives, according to Alexander Khinshtein, Read More …

Northern Ireland: Explosive device fragments can cause death, bomb trial told

Fragments from explosive devices can result in serious injuries or fatalities, the trial of a man accused of the attempted murder of two police officers has been told. Charlie Love, 30, of Bridge Street, Strabane, is accused over a bomb Read More …

Austria to allocate millions of euros to Ukraine for mine clearance and grain delivery

Vienna will allocate €5 million to Ukraine for mine clearance efforts and €2 million for grain delivery following a visit by Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger to Kyiv on Friday 14 March. Meinl-Reisinger is reported to have arrived on a Read More …

Isle of Wight: Man and teen arrested after ‘explosive’ found

A man and a teenager arrested after a suspected explosive object was discovered at an Isle of Wight address, have been bailed by the police. Officers were called to an address in Cockleton Lane, Gurnard, at 5.30pm on Tuesday (March Read More …

UK: Families evacuated as WWII bomb found in garden

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspected WWII bomb was found. Kent Police were contacted at 09.18GMT on Thursday following the discovery in a garden on Kirby Road, Dartford. Officers, along with a Ministry of Defence bomb Read More …

European Defence Agency conducts first CBRN live agent training

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has conducted its first-ever chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) live agent training for specialised defence units. Hosted at the CBRN Test and Training Centre in Zemianske Kostoľany, Slovakia, the training took place from 2 Read More …

Swiss man arrested over Geneva parcel bomb attacks

A 61-year-old Swiss man was arrested in Geneva on Wednesday morning in connection with the parcel bomb incidents. The arrest was part of a major police operation led by the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) and the cantonal police, according Read More …

Ukraine agrees to proposal for ceasefire with Russia as US restores aid and intel sharing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine had accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States, following critical peace talks between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire proposal accepted by Ukraine covers the entire front Read More …

UK: Discovery of World War Two bomb sparks street lockdown in Renfrew

The discovery of a Second World War bomb sparked the lockdown of a street in Renfrew on Tuesday afternoon. The Royal Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit was called to an industrial premises on Meadowside Street at around 12.25pm. A Read More …

Ukraine: At least one person killed in explosions near railway station in Frankivsk

According to the police of Ivano-Frankivsk region, 2 explosions occurred in the city near apartment buildings on Pryvokzalna Street. Three people were injured. The explosions were reported around 18:30. Ukrzaliznytsia reported that “the explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk, which were reported by Read More …