India: Punjab Police arrest two, recover IED in Nalagarh police station blast

Punjab Police arrested two operatives of Babbar Khalsa International and recovered an IED, solving the bomb blast case near the Nalagarh police station. The arrests also revealed the involvement of a narco-terror module linked to Pakistan’s ISI. Director General of Read More …

Pakistan: Man killed in IED blast in Bajaur

A man was killed in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in War Mamund tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. Police and local residents said the explosion occurred near Zaga Deri Sewi Read More …

Niger: Three soldiers killed in IED attack near Niamey

At least three Nigerien soldiers were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday after an army patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bartchawal, Tillabéri Region, about 20 kilometres from the capital, Niamey. Sources said that the incident Read More …

Kenya: Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa kills Chief and Primary School Teacher in Hulugho

A Location Chief and a primary school teacher were killed early Monday in a suspected al-Shabaab attack in Hulugho town, Garissa County. The victims were identified as Abdifatah Mohamud, Boma Location Chief, and Stephen Vundi Musili, a teacher at Hulugho Read More …

India: 11 security personnel wounded in IED blasts in Chhattisgarh

Eleven security personnel were injured in six Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said on Monday. “The injured jawans were airlifted to Raipur for treatment. The IEDs went off during Read More …

Greece: Two arrested over explosive device attack outside Athens nightclub in October last year

Police arrested two foreigners on Thursday over an improvised explosive device attack outside a nightclub in Athens last October that caused minor injuries and material damage, authorities said. The explosion took place on October 7 outside the Jacky O nightclub Read More …

UK: Man denies blowing up Ulez camera with explosives

A retired engineer from Sidcup has denied blowing up a Ulez camera with explosives. Kevin Rees, 63, of Harcourt Avenue, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court last week accused of using an improvised explosive device to damage a Ulez camera in Read More …

Afghanistan: ISKP claims responsibility for suicide attack on Chinese restaurant in Kabul

Islamic State Khorasan claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw area, killing seven people and wounding thirteen others. The explosion occurred at around 3 p.m. on Monday, January 19, at a Chinese restaurant in Read More …

Pakistan: Railway track blown up near Dera Murad Jamali

Train link between Quetta and the rest of the county was suspended for a few hours on Monday as unknown armed men blew up the main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali. Police said some unknown people planted an explosive Read More …

Afghanistan: Landmine Blast Kills Child in Maidan Wardak

According to a statement from the Taliban’s provincial police command, the incident occurred on Sunday (January 18) in Puladkhana area of Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital. The statement said the explosion was caused by a landmine left over from previous Read More …

India: Man killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

A 20-year-old man was killed after a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday when the victim, Aayta Kuhrami, a resident of Kasturipad village Read More …

Nigeria: Five injured as IED explodes on Zamfara road

Five people sustained injuries on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated along the Takalafiya-Gadar Zaima road in Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state. The blast occurred around 11:30am when a motorcycle carrying five passengers ran over an explosive device Read More …

India: Forensic team finds tail of mortar shell at Hazaribag explosion site

Hazaribag: Investigators probing the explosion that killed three people, including a couple, at Habibi Nagar found a mortar tail at the explosion site, sources said on Friday. The powerful explosion rocked Habibinagar locality of Hazaribag district on Wednesday, with agencies Read More …

Kenya: Two NPR officers killed in IED explosion at Mandera border

Two National Police Reservists (NPR) have died, while a similar number sustained injuries following an explosion in Mandera. According to police reports seen by The Standard, the officers were manning Kulun Border Point Four yesterday evening when they were hit Read More …

Bangladesh: ‘Crude bomb’ explodes outside Jamaat candidate’s Khagrachhari house

A crude bomb went off outside the rented house of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Advocate Yakub Ali Chowdhury, who is contesting the election from Khagrachhari. According to Jamaat-e-Islami, the explosion occurred around 10:00pm on Tuesday in the Shalbagan area of Khagrachhari Read More …

Pakistan: Six officers killed as police come under attack in Tank, Lakki Marwat

Six cops were martyred on Monday as police vehicles were targeted in two separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank and Lakki Marwat districts. “Six policemen were martyred in the IED blast,” said a statement from the Tank police spokesperson, adding Read More …

Ohio man charged with possessing explosives

Loud explosions in Guernsey County prompted multiple law enforcement agencies to descend upon a home just south of Cambridge this week. According to the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office, multiple agencies were called to the area of Campbell Street, in Cambridge Read More …

Bangladesh: Man dies in blast ‘while making’ crude bomb in Shariatpur’s Zajira

A man has been killed in a crude bomb explosion in Zajira Upazila of Shariatpur. Police believe the man died while making a crude bomb when it exploded early Thursday in the Mulai Beparikandi area of Bilaspur Union. The victim Read More …

UK: Man who blew up cash machine jailed for eight years

A would-be robber who blew up a cash machine with explosives has been jailed for eight years, police have said. Detectives investigating the attempted theft of cash from an ATM in Powburn, Northumberland, in May found explosive devices when they Read More …