Israel: An explosive device, dozens of remote triggering systems seized by police alongside weapons and drugs in the Galilee

A major cache of weapons, explosive devices, and narcotics was uncovered over the weekend in an open area near the village of Rama in the Galilee. According to police suspicions, the stockpile was used by the Abu Latif crime organization, Read More …

British Army chef who built ‘homemade cannon’ jailed for terror-linked offences

A British Army chef who built his own “homemade cannon” while promoting extreme right-wing views has been jailed. Mark Broadhurst pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court to possessing explosives and a firearms offence after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Police. Read More …

India: 20,000 detonators seized in Adilabad, 7 held

A major consignment of explosives allegedly being smuggled into was seized during a vehicle check in Adilabad district, with police recovering 20,000 electronic detonators and 90 boosters worth over Rs 19 lakh and arresting seven persons. Investigators suspect the material Read More …

Iceland: Lagoon visits trigger false explosive airport positives

Foreign tourists who visited geothermal bathing lagoons during their stay in Iceland have received false positive results during screening for explosives or hazardous substances at Keflavík Airport. A tourist who was recently travelling around Iceland raised the issue in a Read More …

Bangladesh: SRB recovers and defuses 20 crude, petrol bombs at old trade fair grounds

The Specialised Rapid Battalion (SRB) has recovered and defused around 20 crude and petrol bombs from the old trade fair grounds in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Squadron Leader Nifaz Rahman, second-in-command of SRB-2, said the explosives were recovered in the afternoon Read More …

UK: Counter-terror police leading probe into explosive arrests near RAF Fairford

Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation that saw several men arrested for explosive offences near RAF Fairford. The police operation near RAF Fairford saw residents evacuated in the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire. The operation was not intelligence-led, meaning investigators had Read More …

Germany: Traces of explosives found near Wunstorf air base after drone incident

Traces of explosives have been found near a German military base close to where drone parts were discovered last week in an incident that investigators believe could be linked to the failed attack at Leipzig airport in August, security sources Read More …

Philippines: K9 dogs expose explosives aboard vessel bound for Palawan

Explosive detection dogs uncovered blasting materials that may have completed a sea voyage aboard a vessel before being discovered at Puerto Princesa Port on September 13. The cargo was initially reported to weigh about 13 metric tons, but an inventory Read More …

Serbia: Authorities probe ‘organised group’ moving explosives, drones into EU

Serbian prosecutors confirmed Thursday that four people have been detained as part of an investigation into an “organised group” suspected of moving explosives and drones into European Union countries. The group, which authorities say includes three other members, is suspected Read More …

Nigeria: Troops arrest man with 180 explosive materials

Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a suspected arms and explosives dealer while taking 180 20mm Super Power explosive materials to terrorists in Katsina forest. The man was arrested by troops of 1 Brigade at a checkpoint in Zurmi, Zamfara Read More …

Netherlands: Police arrest suspect in series of Assen home explosions

Dutch police arrested a suspect Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in one or more explosions in Assen. The blasts targeted homes on Kalverstraat and Entingestraat beginning July 25. Authorities had previously confirmed a link between the incidents. Police have released Read More …

India: CRPF seize 14 firearms, explosives hidden along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday, 4th Read More …

Syria: Explosives cache linked to July 7 Damascus bombing cell uncovered

Interrogations of members of the terrorist cell behind the July 7 Damascus bombings led to the discovery of a secret explosives cache used by the group to store explosives in preparation for carrying out a series of attacks, the Interior Read More …

Kenya: DCI, US launch bomb technician course to counter explosive threats

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a specialised bomb technician training course aimed at strengthening Kenya’s preparedness and response to explosive-related threats. The seven-week Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course, launched on Monday at the Border Police College in Kanyonyo, Read More …

UK: Man charged after explosive substance found in home in Hawkinge

A man has been charged after police discovered an explosive substance in a home on a residential street, after he was allegedly using a crossbow to fire arrows at a neighbour’s front porch. During a search of the home, officers Read More …

South Africa: Man arrested for possession of explosive cables

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intercepted explosive cables with an estimated street value of about R100 000 concealed in the luggage of a Malawian man travelling on an Interlink bus at the Beitbridge Port of Entry. BMA Acting Commissioner, retired Read More …

Greece: Kalymnos police seize dangerous haul of explosives

A 41-year-old man was arrested on the island of Kalymnos in the southeastern Aegean on Tuesday after police found explosives and weapons in his house. The man, who will appear before a prosecutor on Wednesday, is facing charges of possession Read More …

Somali Elite Forces destroyed a cache of weapons, explosive materials in Lower Shabelle Province

Somalia’s elite Danab special forces killed 14 Al-Shabaab fighters during a targeted operation in the southern Lower Shabelle region, the government said on Monday. The operation took place in the district of Kuntuwaarey and targeted a location where senior Al-Shabaab Read More …

Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police plan strategy to stop misuse of mining explosives in terrorism

Law enforcement agencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have decided to develop a new strategy to prevent the misuse of mining explosives in terrorist activities, officials said on Sunday. The move comes after investigations revealed repeated use of such explosives in recent Read More …

Utah: Bomb squad responds to ‘suspicious bottle’ with possible explosives near Wasatch County Library

HEBER, Utah — The Wasatch County Library was closed and a bomb squad was called in from Salt Lake City after a suspicious bottle was found Saturday morning. Heber City Police said someone called them about a bottle near the library, Read More …