Kentucky: Homemade explosive found after McCracken County shooting

Jay Garland of Paducah Kentucky was arrested in connection to a Dec. 3 shooting at 5120 Concord Avenue. When deputies arrived, they found the victim, Tyler Busby of Paducah Kentucky, in the driveway. While executing a search warrant at the Read More …

Vietnam boosts cooperation with Geneva Int’l Centre for Humanitarian Demining

Vietnam, as one of the countries most affected by bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from wartime, always strongly supports efforts at national, regional and international levels to solve consequences, ensure people’s lives and boost socio-economic development at Read More …

NIST: K9 Chemistry, A Safer Way to Train Detection Dogs

Trained dogs are incredible chemical sensors, far better at detecting explosives, narcotics and other substances than even the most advanced technological device. But one challenge is that dogs have to be trained, and training them with real hazardous substances can Read More …

UK: Blackpool soup kitchen search continues as ‘explosives found’

The search at a soup kitchen in Blackpool is continuing after explosives were found. Officers were called to Amazing Graze Soup Kitchen on Bolton Street at 2.50pm yesterday afternoon (November 26) and also seized a suspected imitation shotgun. The street Read More …

Afghan National Police arrested a terrorist with an explosive-laden cart in Kabul, 10 IEDs defused in Kandahar, Zabul and Urzgan provinces

ANP arrested a terrorist with an explosive-laden cart in PD#1, Jalalabad City of Nangarhar. The terrorist wanted to use the explosives-packed cart for a suicide attack in Camp area. The timely discovery of the explosives has foiled terror attack and Read More …

Philippines: 3 Abu Sayyaf bombers killed in Zambo offshore encounter

Police intercepted a pumpboat speeding towards Zamboanga City at daybreak this morning with an Abu Sayyaf team on board believed to be on a bombing mission, resulting in the death of three extremist militants. PNP Chief, Police General Debold M Read More …

UK: Far-right extremist jailed for terror and explosives offences

A far-right extremist has been jailed for possessing explosives and terrorist documents. Filip Golon Bednarczyk, 26, denied planning an attack or attempting to make a bomb and claimed he was acting on “curiosity borne out of boredom”. Giving evidence at Read More …

Bangladesh: 4 more arrested over recovery of 31 crude bombs in capital’s Uttara

Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested four persons from Dhaka’s Uttara and Turag areas in connection with recovering 31 crude bombs from Uttara. The arrestees are: Sohrab Hossain (21), Tawhidul Islam (22), Selim Mia (32), and Uzzal Mia (24). Read More …

Nagorno-Karabakh: Russian peacekeepers are demining Lachin corridor

Russian peacekeepers are demining the Lachin corridor linking Armenia and Karabakh, Interfax reported referring to deputy commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent Alexey Polyukhovich. Russian troops are engaged in engineering reconnaissance and mine clearance of roads throughout Nagorno-Karabakh. Besides, they Read More …

Europol: Traffickers supplying conflict zones with weapons and explosives disarmed in Spain

The criminal activity generated large profits, which were introduced into the legal economy. The criminal network had set up a well-organised money-laundering scheme which enabled them to invest their criminal proceeds in legal businesses. The profits were sent to tax Read More …

Crude bomb making activities increase in West Bengal as several blasts have taken place in the last few months: Read details

The political violence against the Opposition, especially members of BJP and Hindu organisations, has reached an unprecedented level in the State of West Bengal. From politically-motivated murders to staging suicides, the BJP has been at the receiving end of the Read More …

Netherlands supports humanitarian demining in Ukraine

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ukraine Jennes de Mol said this to an Ukrinform correspondent in The Hague. “A new program of the Dutch government sets a very ambitious goal – a mine-free world by 2025. In Read More …

Falkland Islands finally cleared of landmines after 1982 war

Almost 40 years after the Falklands War ended, the islands have been cleared of the deadly minefields laid during the conflict. The legacy of the 1982 war with the occupying Argentine forces had meant large areas of the islands had Read More …

Minnesota: Two charged with setting off explosives in Lake Elmo and Afton

A receipt from a hardware store led authorities to the suspects who set off homemade explosive devices Monday night in the east metro communities of Lake Elmo and Afton. Nicholas Thole, 29, and his cousin, Seth Slaikeu, 40, were both Read More …

Michigan: Man accused of placing explosives in trash cans at Port Huron hospital

A 59-year-old man has been charged with placing explosives inside three trash cans at a Port Huron hospital. Michael Patrick Barna, of Clyde Township, was arraigned Sunday, Nov. 8 in 72nd District Court in Port Huron on the following charges: Read More …

UK: Man jailed for downloading Islamic State terror videos

A man has been jailed for downloading Islamic State group material, including bomb-making videos and a video showing two men being killed with a knife. Ataubaq Taj, 34, of Hacking Street, Salford was sentenced to six years when he appeared Read More …

UK: Man arrested as residents evacuated from Stoke-on-Trent street after bomb squad called

Residents have been evacuated from a Stoke-on-Trent street after the bomb squad were called. The incident happened last night (Friday, November 6) in Mann Street, near to Lansbury Grove, in Meir. Staffordshire Police have confirmed one man has been arrested. Read More …

One Person Injured in Fire at Eglin Explosives Research Laboratory

One person was injured in a late Thursday morning fire on the main portion of Eglin Air Force Base, according to a brief statement from the 96th Test Wing’s public affairs office. First responders from the 96th Test Wing responded Read More …

Portland Police: Man arrested and commercial grade fireworks seized after Molotov cocktail thrown at PPB officers

Loaded rifle seized in arrest. Deputies arrested a man believed to have thrown a Molotov cocktail at PPB officers. Deps. seized a rifle with a full magazine. They also recovered additional magazines, commercial grade fireworks, a knife & spray paint Read More …