UK: South Shields man arrested after bomb experts called to a house

A man arrested after bomb disposal experts were called to a house has admitted having an explosive substance. Homes were evacuated on St Aidan’s Road, South Shields, South Tyneside, and suspicious items were seized after an explosion was reported on Read More …

UK: Tighter restrictions on bomb-making chemicals come into force in wake of Manchester Arena attack

Tighter measures to crackdown on the sale of bomb-making chemicals in the wake of the Manchester Arena terror attack have been introduced. The restrictions on explosive substances, which come into force today (Sunday, October 1), follows the UK Government’s commitment Read More …

New Jersey: Cumberland County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possessing Destructive Device and Explosive Materials

A Cumberland County man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for possessing a destructive device and explosive materials, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Thomas Petronglo, 64, of Vineland, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Read More …

Mozambique: Police Collect 33 Explosive Devices in Sofala

The Mozambican Police (PRM) has collected 33 military explosive devices in Beira city and the neighbouring district of Dondo, in the central province of Sofala, following the death last week of one person and injury of two others as the Read More …

Kenya: Police intercept vehicle ferrying explosive materials from Nairobi

The vehicle in question was ferrying the materials from Nairobi to Kitui when police intercepted it. Acting on a tipoff, sleuths had the vehicle on their radar, catching up with the driver in Kitui. A search conducted saw the police Read More …

Pakistan: Rickshaw Laden With Explosives Intercepted In Khyber

In a proactive operation, the police in the Khyber district intercepted a loader rickshaw transporting a significant quantity of gunpowder and apprehended the rickshaw driver. District Police Officer Salim Abbas reported that the police made the crucial interception at the Read More …

Georgia: Cobb County police find unexploded grenades in home of dead veteran

While inside the home of a dead veteran on Tuesday, Cobb County police had to deal with a rare situation. Officers were made aware of several unexploded grenades dating back more than 50 years. The Cobb bomb squad then responded Read More …

Northern Ireland: Two police officers injured in fireworks incident in Enniskillen

A police officer suffered concussion and another was treated in hospital after a firework was aimed in their direction in Enniskillen on Thursday. It happened as officers responded to a report about young people throwing fireworks at Hollyhill Link Road. Read More …

Yemen’s explosives contamination ‘among world’s worst’

Yemen has one of the world’s highest rates of contamination with landmines and other deadly explosives, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned, nine years after the start of the brutal civil war. The impoverished Arab nation, plunged Read More …

Nigeria: NDLEA intercepts Kaduna-bound explosives, drugs, arrests grandma, others

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have intercepted 399 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices, (IEDs), from one Asana Oluwagbenga Leke, 39, along Mokwa-Jebba road on Thursday 7th September. The suspect who has been handed over to authorities Read More …

Kenya: Police recover unattended industrial explosives at bus station in Nairobi

Police are investigating the discovery of industrial explosives at a bus stop in the Kamukunji area, Nairobi. The cargo was found along Kumasi Road, outside a bus booking office, police said. It is not clear if the cargo had arrived Read More …

Bees that are trained to detect bombs

In the quest for innovative and eco-friendly bomb detection methods, researchers have turned to an unexpected ally: bees. The process begins with the careful collection of bees using specialized vacuums, ensuring their safe capture and subsequent well-being. In the controlled Read More …

UK: Man pleads guilty to possession of an explosive substance – High Wycombe

Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a man has pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive substance in High Wycombe. At Aylesbury Crown Court today (8/9), Jack Coleman, aged 19, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, pleaded guilty to one Read More …

Cluster Munitions: New Use, Transfers Challenge Total Ban

Civilian harm from new use of cluster munitions and recent transfers of the weapon show the urgent need for all countries to join the international ban on cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing the 96-page global “Cluster Read More …

Israel: Two Israelis recruited by Islamic Jihad arrested for smuggling weapons

The Israeli military (IDF), the Shin Bet domestic security agency and the Israel Police announced on Monday that two Israeli citizens living in the northern West Bank had been arrested last month on suspicion of smuggling explosives and other weapons Read More …

Uganda arrests 5 more, recovers explosives in Kampala bomb plot – police

Ugandan police have arrested another five people and discovered five more explosives around the capital Kampala in a bombing plot linked to an Islamist rebel group, the force said. Based in the jungles of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 181

During the previous rotation on 3 August 2023, IAEA experts had been granted access to the reactor rooftops of units 3 and 4, which allowed them to verify that no mines or explosives were placed there or on the rooftops Read More …

Swedish cities hit by four residential explosions in an hour

Bomb squad experts have been called in after Swedish cities were rocked by four explosions in an hour, police have said, with the country struggling to rein in a rise of gang-related violence. Just after 1am local time (midnight BST), Read More …

India: NIA arrests two wanted criminals in Rajasthan terror conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said they have arrested two wanted absconding accused, including the kingpin, in the 2022 case relating to the seizure of explosives and IED material from Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district which was part of the Read More …