Northern Ireland: Derry murder and bomb discovery flagged up by new EUROPOL terror report

The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend 2020 report refers to the killing of Lyra McKee in April 2019 and the discovery of a bomb last September. The law enforcement agency said the UK reported ‘55 security-related incidents by Dissident Republican Read More …

Philippines: 4 Dawlah Islamiya members killed in Maguindanao shootout with police

A police team killed Wednesday in a brief shootout in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao four Dawlah Islamiya members out on a bombing mission. Personnel of the Maguindanao provincial police were forced to neutralize the four bandits riding together a Read More …

Missouri: St. Peters Man Planned to Attack Protesters, Cops With Grenades, IEDs, Police Say

A St. Peters man has been charged with multiple felonies after police found several explosive devices he’d hidden on a rural road in north O’Fallon, acting on a tip from his friends that he planned to use them in a Read More …

Sudan Calls On Parties of Ottawa Treaty to Overcome Challenges

The Chairman of the 18th meeting of the States Parties to the Ottawa Treaty, Ambassador Osman Abu Fatima Adam, the Acting Chargé d’Affairs to the Permanent Mission of Sudan in Geneva, addressed Tuesday, the intersessional meetings that will last until Read More …

Pakistan attack: ‘Gunmen killed’ in raid on stock exchange in Karachi

Four gunmen attacked the Pakistani stock exchange in Karachi, killing at least two people and wounding others before police shot them dead. The assailants launched a grenade attack at the main gate to the building and opened fire but police Read More …

UK: Bomb disposal called to Sunderland house after suspected explosives found

Northumbria Police uncovered suspected explosives during a raid at a Sunderland home. The planned warrant took place at a property on Amy Street on Friday 25 June. While searching the house suspicious items were found prompting officers to call in Read More …

Philippines: Rifle, explosives seized in clash with NPAs in Sorsogon

Authorities recovered a rifle and explosives after a firefight with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Donsol town in Sorsogon on Saturday (June 27). Major Jose Michael Aurelio, chief of Donsol police, said in a report that while conducting Read More …

Lithuania: Explosion in Vilnius was planned during daytime with people around

The bomb placed at the building housing international company in Vilnius last October did not go off but it could have caused major damage to the building and injured many people, Rolandas Kiskis, chief of Lithuania’s criminal police, says. The Read More …

Casualties from landmine/UXO in Cambodia down 42 pct in H1: report

Cambodia reported 36 landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) casualties in the first half of 2020, down 42 percent compared with 62 over the same period last year, said an official report on Thursday. During the January-June period this year, nine Read More …

Cameroonian police on high alert following two explosions in capital

Cameroonian police are on high alert for dangerous weapons after two improvised devices exploded in the capital, Yaounde, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. Didier Ngah, police commissioner, said security has been enhanced and counter-terror measures have been put Read More …

India: Police in Deoghar seize detonators, gelatin sticks, other explosives

Deoghar police seized over 2175 detonators, 88574 gelatin sticks, 15,000 electronic detonators, 98750 electronic detectors, two Bolero pick up vans, one Maruti 800 and others explosives in Sirsiya hills within limits of Khaga police station in Deoghar, said Deoghar SP Read More …

UK: Girl, 13, is injured as explosives detonate in street and police keep ‘open mind’ on whether blast is terror-related

A 13-year-old girl was injured after explosives detonated on a residential street – with police keeping an ‘open mind’ about whether the incident was terror related. Neighbours said they heard two blasts ring out just after midnight on the road Read More …

Philippines: Tip-off leads Army to NPA landmine depot in Agusan Sur

A tip-off from Agusan del Sur villagers led government troops to a depot of bomb-making materials and ammunition belonging to the communist New People’s Army (NPA), a military official said Wednesday. The troops recovered the bomb-making materials and ammunition in Read More …

Pennsylvania: Police searching for person of interest in planting of explosive device in Lancaster City

A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered by Lancaster County Crime Stoppers for information leading to the arrest of a person of interest Lancaster City Police believe planted an improvised explosive device at City Hall. On Saturday, May Read More …

New Zealand gives $3.8M to Cambodia for clearance of landmines

New Zealand has awarded Cambodia a NZ$5.9 million ($3.8 million) grant to assist mine-clearing operations for six years in Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Pailin provinces. The grant coincided with Pailin authorities clearing 10 MD82B landmines in Pramay Kha commune in Read More …

UK: Man is charged with making a weapon and explosives after police raided house in Southampton

A man has been charged after he was caught by police making a weapon and explosives in his home. Officers found Pascal Knorr-Gulde, 47, making the devices during a raid of his home in Southampton, Hampshire. Neighbouring homes on Bond Read More …

Ohio: ATF, EPD bomb squad find explosives and booby traps in Evansville home

The bomb squad and federal agents found booby traps, materials to make explosives and an explosive device in an Evansville home, police said. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives were contacted by detectives with the Evansville Police Read More …