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Multiple sites across the UK for new factories to make munitions and military explosives to boost the UK’s warfighting readiness have been identified as the government moves to the next phase of building the factories of the future. In a Read More …
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of an offence under Section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act after the discovery of a suspicious item caused Sunderland Household Waste and Recycling Centre to close over the weekend. The centre was Read More …
At least nine people were killed and 32 injured after what officials said was an accidental blast that tore through the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday night. Officials said the explosion occurred as authorities were Read More …
Old commercial explosives used in demolition work were taken from a property in Mid Wales and detonated safely on a beach, police and the British Army have confirmed. On Monday, November 10, HM Coastguard Borth revealed it had assisted in Read More …
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed a major success against militancy by busting an inter-state militant module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) outfits and arresting seven persons, including two doctors. The police stated that 2,900 kg Read More …
Opposition leader Job Sikhala has been arrested in South Africa after allegedly attempting to smuggle a considerable amount of explosives into Zimbabwe. The firebrand Sikhala, who was arrested by the South African Police Service (SAPS) is currently detained at Pretoria Read More …
Seven people have been arrested in a months-long counter-terrorism sting across regional Queensland. Police said they seized 20 kilograms of explosives alongside home-made bombs and guns in a series of raids across the state, most recently in August. Officers from Read More …
One member of the Popular Mobilization Forces was killed and two others were injured Tuesday in an accidental explosion during a technical operation in Baghdad’s Jurf al-Naddaf area, according to the force’s Explosives Disposal Directorate. The directorate said the blast Read More …
A man who was found with a large amount of dangerous chemicals in his garden shed has been convicted of various offences linked to explosive and poisonous substances. Harry Whittaker, aged 31, was arrested on 6 May 2024 after Bedfordshire Read More …
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board will investigate the explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort that killed 16 people. “This is one of the deadliest industrial incidents in our country in years,” said Steve Owens, the chairperson Read More …
Firefighters and the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house explosion in Columbiana County Monday night. Deputies and firefighters responded to the 48200 block of Carmel Achor Road in Middleton Township around 7:30 p.m. Monday for a report of Read More …
Authorities in Mexico arrested a suspected member of the Gulf Cartel who had 151 drone explosives, 18 drones, three IEDs, and various other weapons. The seizure also included state-of-the-art anti-drone weapons. The arrest took place in the border city of Read More …
A Polish court on Friday blocked the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines and ordered his release, a ruling that was welcomed by Poland’s prime minister. Read More …
A powerful explosion occurred on October 17 at the Avangard chemical plant in the city of Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan. According to the company’s general director Dmitry Loginov, the incident took place in the plant’s nitro unit. The facility is Read More …
A “nerdy” autistic heroin user who liked “doing science” has gone on trial charged with making explosive substances in his garden shed. Harry Whittaker, 33, has denied two allegations of making explosive substances, and four of possessing explosive substances, at Read More …
The detection and characterization of post-blast residues is critical for forensic attribution, explosive safety assessments, and environmental monitoring. In this study, five high explosives, HMX, TNT, Composition B, HNS, and PETN, were detonated under controlled chamber conditions and analyzed in Read More …
A secondary school-aged boy has been charged after an incident that led to the deployment of an army bomb disposal team in North Tyneside. Police received a report of “suspicious activity” in the area on Friday (10 October) at around Read More …
Nineteen people are dead or missing after a massive blast obliterated a building at a Tennessee explosives facility on Friday, authorities said — a “mass detonation” so significant that it rattled homes miles away. The early-morning explosion at Accurate Energetic Read More …
The State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) announced the discovery of a large cache of firearms, ammunition, and explosives with a detonator, allegedly purchased under the instruction of a Georgian representative of a Ukrainian military unit. SSG says the weapons Read More …
A British Army chef has appeared in court charged with having a gun and explosives, including a homemade “cannon”. Mark Broadhurst, 27, was arrested in September 2024 and two homes in Chesterfield and Bolsover, Derbyshire, were searched. He was charged Read More …