Portugal: March for Life in Lisbon attacked with an explosive device

A man has been arrested by police in connection to an attack on the March for Life in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday when an improvised explosive device was thrown into a crowd of attendees. According to a statement by the Read More …

Netherlands: More video, arrests and tip-offs about Zuidas business district explosion suspects

Amsterdam police have published footage of one of the two men suspected of planting explosives outside an office complex in the city’s Zuidas business district on March 16. The footage was broadcast during television crime show Opsporing Verzocht and features Read More …

Russia: Authorities intercepted shipment of explosive-laden shoe insoles rigged with explosives

The Russian Federal Security Service has intercepted a shipment of heated shoe insoles rigged with explosives, which arrived from Poland and was destined for the special military operation zone. According to the press office, a foreign national born in 1994 Read More …

Ukraine: Two law enforcement officers injured in terrorist attack in Bucha

Law enforcement officers have formally notified a 21-year-old resident of the city of Bucha in Kyiv region of suspicion in connection with committing a terrorist act. The investigation established that in March of this year, a Russian special service recruited Read More …

Netherlands: Escaped prisoner suspected of explosive robberies arrested in Utrecht

A 32-year-old man who escaped from the Diakonessenhuis in Utrecht on Friday was arrested later that evening. The man, identified as Nabil S., is a known figure in the Netherlands’ explosive robbery circuit, according to De Telegraaf. Authorities say Nabil Read More …

Lithuania: Possible drone crash under investigation after explosion in the Varėna district

Lithuanian authorities are investigating a possible drone crash after an explosion was reported overnight in the Varėna district near the village of Lavysas. According to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, preliminary information suggests that an unidentified object, possibly a drone, crossed Read More …

Cyprus: Bomb explosion damages reception venue in Nicosia district

An explosion caused by a bomb damaged the well-known reception venue Pavilion, in the Nicosia district early Monday, prompting an ongoing police investigation. Authorities said the blast occurred at around 3:20 a.m., when an explosive device was detonated outside the Read More …

UK: Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire outside London synagogue in antisemitic attack

Several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue in a neighborhood home to London’s largest Jewish community early on Monday, in an antisemitic attack. Flames lit up the night sky and residents Read More …

Belgium: Practical tests for new CBRN-E technologies in the EU project TeamUP

In the last week of February, the TeamUP consortium conducted usability tests and a small-scale trial at the “Campus VESTA” test site in Ranst, Belgium. Numerous new technologies have been developed as part of the project, including sensors for detecting Read More …

Malta: Watch the moment a WWII bomb explodes in Mqabba house

A World War II ordnance was safely disposed of on Friday morning after being discovered in a residence in Mqabba. The Armed Forces said the unexploded ordnance was confirmed to be a World War II relic after being checked by Read More …

UK: Man caught with stash of weapons in Abergwynfi

A man has pleaded guilty to possessing a haul of weapons including a Ninja sword, a knuckle duster, and extendable batons. Maximin Carter was arrested on February 15 on suspicion of attempting to make an explosive after emergency services – Read More …

Czech Republic: Anti-Israel group claims responsibility for blaze at arms maker in Pardubice

Czech police are investigating a fire at an arms company on Friday as a potential terrorist attack, the interior minister said, after an anti-Israel group claimed responsibility. The blaze, which did not cause injuries, broke out at a warehouse in Read More …

Russia: Explosion rips through bank entrance in Northeastern Moscow

An explosion ripped through a branch of the state lender Rosselkhozbank in northeastern Moscow on Thursday. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said “unlawful actions” took place on Mezhninskaya Ulitsa in the capital’s Babushkinsky District. She said police arrested a person Read More …

Germany: Unexploded bomb found in Stuttgart to be defused on March 29

A World War II bomb will be defused in the Stuttgart-Degerloch district on Sunday, March 29. Prior to this, around 1,000 people in the Hoffeld district will have to evacuate a safety zone within a radius of around 600 meters. Read More …

Cyprus: Bomb explodes under woman’s car in Limassol, second car damaged

A low-powered improvised explosive device exploded under a 45-year-old woman’s car in the Ayios Spyridonas area of Limassol at 4:20 a.m., police said. An officer and members of Limassol CID went to the scene immediately. Police said on-site examinations showed Read More …

Netherlands: Explosion outside Jewish school in Amsterdam – “targeted attack”

An explosion outside a Jewish school in Buitenveldert in Amsterdam on Friday night caused limited damage, according to Dutch police. A photograph obtained by the Parool newspaper shows flames at an outside wall of the school, close to a drainpipe. Read More …

UK: RAF Lossiemouth bomb scare ends after ‘controlled explosion’

An incident involving a “suspicious package” at RAF Lossiemouth has ended. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team which attended conducted a controlled explosion revealing the package contained nothing of concern. The areas which had been cordoned off are now re-opening, and Read More …

UK: Pitsea man charged after small device discovered in warrant

A man has been charged and will appear in court after proactive investigative work led officers to execute a warrant at an address in Pitsea. Officers conducted a planned search at a property in Rokescroft following intelligence about the possible Read More …

Germany: Dresden to evacuate 18,000 people after discovery of WWII bomb

Around 18,000 people must evacuate an area of central Dresden by 9 am (0800 GMT) on Wednesday after a World War II bomb was discovered near a city, police said on Tuesday. The fire brigade said two suspicious objects were Read More …

Belgium: Bomb disposal unit begins removal of WWII sea mines off the coast of Wenduine

Off the coast of Wenduine, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Destruction Service (DOVO) and grid operator Elia Group have begun the safe removal of twelve German sea mines dating from the Second World War. The mines lie on the seabed Read More …