Israel: IDF seizes weapons and explosives, arrests 12 suspects in West Bank operations

The IDF conducted several counterterrorism operations in the West Bank last night, the military announced on Wednesday. The IDF arrested a dozen suspects involved in terrorist activities and confiscated their weapons. During searches in Kabatiya, soldiers located about 100 kilograms Read More …

UK: Man jailed after police find gunpowder and IED at Yorkshire property

West Yorkshire Police executed a warrant at a property connected to Paul Bruveris in Illingworth, where they discovered chemicals, explosives and electrical materials Bruveris was arrested when police attended his home address in Dene View, Luddenfoot, in December 2023. The Read More …

Russia: Terrorist planning to detonate IED in Moscow synagogue shot by FSB

A terrorist allegedly planning to detonate explosive devices in a Moscow Jewish site and metro station was killed in a shootout with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the security service announced on Monday. The Russian citizen reportedly Read More …

Vietnam: Explosives found in teen’s bag at Đà Nẵng Airport

Security personnel at Đà Nẵng International Airport said on Monday they detected a young passenger attempting to carry explosive materials onto a domestic flight from Đà Nẵng to HCM City last month. During routine luggage screening at the domestic terminal Read More …

Spain: Explosive substance seized at Mallorca school

The Guardia Civil has removed three bottles of picric acid, also known as trinitrophenol (TNP), from a secondary school in Llucmajor. The containers were found in the chemistry and biology laboratories and were confiscated after being alerted by school officials, Read More …

India: Police recover 16000kg of explosives from truck, detain driver and his aide in West Bengal

On Tuesday (11th January) morning, the police recovered 16000 kg of explosives from a truck in the Rampurhat area in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. According to reports, the cops seized 320 sacks, each containing 50 kg of ammonium Read More …

Morocco thwarts terrorist plot in explosive attack planning stage

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), with precise intelligence from the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), thwarted an imminent terrorist plot early Sunday morning. The plan, still in its preparatory stages, aimed to execute explosive attacks. The suspects, Read More …

Texas: Bomb-making materials found at Houston home of New Orleans attacker

Federal investigators found bomb-making materials while searching the Texas home of the man responsible for the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, law enforcement officials said Friday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas, was living Read More …

UK: Illegal amount of potentially explosive chemical was stored at farm by pyrotechnic enthusiast

A member of the UK Pyrotechnics Society was found with a huge, illegal amount of a chemical used for explosives. Some of it was sold to people in the UK and Europe and he had not checked whether or not Read More …

Russia: 12 detained over terror plot in Dagestan

Twelve individuals accused of planning a large-scale terrorist attack have been detained in Russia’s southern Dagestan Republic, local media reported Saturday. Law enforcement officers seized two improvised explosive devices, a ton of ammonium nitrate, as well as weapons and ammunition Read More …

INTERPOL: More than 28,000 kg of explosives, 3,400 IEDs seized in South America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – An operation in South America has resulted in the seizure of more than 28,000kg of explosive materials, 3,400 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and thousands of other components used in their manufacture. Operation Claymore (11 August – Read More …

Benin must stay one step ahead of violent extremists using IEDs

Attacks using improvised explosive devices are among the deadliest. They require flexible responses that match terror groups’ changing tactics. Insurgents are increasingly using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Benin to hamper the mobility and responsiveness of the country’s defence and Read More …

Melbourne teenager planned school shooting and university bombing, court hears

A Melbourne teenager allegedly purchased explosives and planned to carry out a school shooting and a university bombing, a court has heard. The 19-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is facing explosives charges after being arrested by Victoria Read More …

South Carolina: Man arrested after homemade explosives found along US 29

A suspect is now in custody after a search warrant uncovered handmade explosive devices along Highway 29 North. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office charged Anthony Kyle Jenkins with possession of a destructive device after an hours-long search in Williamston. Deputies Read More …

Philippines: Man killed in IED blast at beach resort

A man was killed in a suspected improvised explosive device explosion inside a beach resort in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur at dawn on Tuesday, September 17. Police are identifying the mangled victim whose body was reportedly cut in half. Lawmen Read More …

Japan: Aichi teen arrested over possession of high explosives

Police arrested an 18-year-old high school student from the city of Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture Tuesday over the alleged possession of high explosives, including a type used in overseas terror attacks. The arrest stems from a discovery in the teen’s Read More …

Austria: CIA say Taylor Swift Vienna terrorists planned to kill “tens of thousands” of fans

The CIA have reported that the terrorists who planned to attack the Taylor Swift Vienna gigs were aiming to kill “tens of thousands” of fans. Earlier this month, all three of the pop star’s ‘Eras Tour’ shows in Vienna were Read More …

Australia: Man allegedly planned Westfield terror attack in Sydney’s south

A Sydney man has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack at a busy shopping centre after he allegedly threw bottles of explosive chemicals around a bathroom. On Wednesday, July 24, police arrested Sebastian Newman, 21, after reports of a Read More …

UK: Girlfriend and mother convicted over failure to disclose Islamist terror plans

The mother and girlfriend of two Islamist terrorists have been convicted separately of failing to disclose plans for a terror attack in two different criminal trials. Girlfriend Tasnia Ahmed, 21, from Tower Hamlets in east London, failed to report her Read More …

Kentucky: Madisonville man arrested for allegedly making homemade explosives

A Madisonville man was arrested by the FBI on Thursday for allegedly making homemade explosives. Federal court documents state Robert Coleman, 66, was “knowingly engaging in the business of importing, manufacturing, and/or dealing in explosive materials.” The FBI was alerted Read More …