Ireland: Army bomb disposal unit carry out controlled explosion at Dublin home

Army bomb disposal experts were called to a home in Finglas last night after a device was found shortly before 10.30pm. A spokesperson confirmed that gardaí were alerted to an incident at Hampton Wood Drive in Finglas, Dublin 11. “A Read More …

Ukraine says it launched drone attack on Russian chemical plant

Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian chemical plant in the western city of Tula overnight on Friday into Saturday, according to the country’s security service. Russian authorities have not acknowledged the attack. According to the SBU, Aleksinsky chemical Read More …

UK: Second man charged after bomb squad explode ‘suspicious item’

A second man has been charged after a “suspicious item” was discovered in a flat and destroyed by the Royal Navy bomb squad.Police officers discovered the item while searching a flat in Clydebank’s Overtoun Court on Monday, October 28, in Read More …

Netherlands: Police seize 35 tons of fireworks destined for illegal Dutch market

Officers of the fireworks team of the Zuid-Holland Zuid district of the Rotterdam Unit arrested two men for trafficking in illegal fireworks after an investigation on Thursday 7 November. It concerns two men aged 57 and 37 from Vuren and Read More …

Israel tightens travel advice for Amsterdam, bans soldiers from coming to Netherlands

The Israeli government has tightened its travel advice for Amsterdam, advising citizens to return to Israel and not to show Israeli or Jewish symbols when going out on the street. The Israeli army has also banned soldiers from traveling to Read More …

UK: WW2 bomb found on building site in East Tilbury safely detonated

Specialists have successful carried out a controlled explosion of a World War Two bomb discovered on a construction site. The buried device was uncovered near Station Road in East Tilbury, Essex at 11:30 GMT on Tuesday before the detonation took Read More …

The European Union and Cambodia standing together for a mine-free future

Cambodia is at peace today, but for 40,000 Cambodian amputees, the past wars are still with them every day, visible on their bodies. Mobility, dignity, family and economic integration are all affected by the scourge of mines. The EU and Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 258

A new expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency crossed the frontline this week to travel to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), replacing colleagues who have been monitoring nuclear safety and security at the site over the past Read More …

Ukraine’s Modified Sport Plane Drone Strikes Russian Naval Base 700 Miles from Front Lines

A modified Aeroprakt A-22 sport plane, converted into a long-range drone and carrying explosives, struck Russian naval vessels at a Caspian Fleet base in Kaspiysk, Dagestan – approximately 700 miles from Ukraine‘s frontlines, according to a report from Anton Gerashchenko, Read More …

Northern Ireland: Viable pipe bomb thrown through elderly couple’s window in Derry

In a statement Detective Sergeant Mark Gingell said: “Police received a report at around 7.30 pm that an object had been thrown at a house in the area. “Officers attended and observed the remnants of what they believed to have Read More …

UK: Explosive found in car in Bootle safely detonated

A suspected grenade found in the boot of a car has been detonated by an Army explosives team. Merseyside Police called in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit after the discovery on Strand Road in Bootle at about 13:10 GMT on Read More …

Northern Ireland: Residents evacuated from homes in Co Tyrone over ‘suspicious object’

Residents have been evacuated from their homes in Co Tyrone over the discovery of a suspicious object, described by an MLA as “an improvsied explosive device.” The incident in the Maplebrook Court area of Coalisland was reported on Tuesday afternoon. Read More …

UK: Two new cases of Clade lb mpox detected

Two new cases of a strain of mpox that is thought to be more transmissable have been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of the Clade lb mpox Read More …

Greece: Police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists

Greek police arrested a third suspect Monday in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group. The 30-year-old woman surrendered to Greek authorities Monday at Athens International Airport Read More …

German foreign minister announces €200 million in winter aid for Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced the allocation of €200 million in additional winter aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Monday, 4 November. The €200 million will be used to increase the German Foreign Office’s emergency humanitarian Read More …

Ukraine receives 500 pickup trucks and mine detection vehicles from Lithuania

Ukraine received 230 pickup trucks and 240 mine detection vehicles from the Lithuanian-led demining coalition. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov on Telegram. The transfer of demining equipment took place during the visit of Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas to Kyiv. Read More …

Ukraine: Veterans and people with disabilities to be involved in demining

The Ministry of Defense is implementing a program to engage veterans and people with disabilities in demining. Veterans and people with disabilities will be involved in the cleanup and demining of territories. One of the main goals of mine action Read More …

Gibraltar: Tender For The Supply, Installation & Maintenance Of ECAC Approved Explosive Detection

Tender For The Supply, Installation & Maintenance Of ECAC Approved Explosive Detection Systems For Cabin Baggage & Security Scanners To Screen Passengers At Gibraltar Airport Contracting Authority – Gibraltar Air Terminal Ltd is inviting bids from economic operators for the Read More …

Greece: Athens blast caused by home-made bomb, guerrillas suspected

A deadly explosion in an Athens apartment on Thursday was caused by a home-made bomb and authorities suspect it could be linked to local guerrilla groups, police and Greek officials said on Friday. Two guns, bullets, mobile phones and digital Read More …