Explosions: ‘On the one hand Sweden is described as a war zone, and on the other it’s heaven on earth’

Sweden’s national bomb squad were called out to more than 100 blasts last year, a level not seen anywhere else in Europe. The Local speaks with the police commissioner in charge of a new task force cracking down on the Read More …

Nigeria: Man Attempting To Bomb Living Faith Church In Kaduna Caught With IED

A major tragedy was averted on Sunday at the Sabon Tasha branch of the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) in Kaduna as a middle-aged man was caught with what is suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device. The suspect made Read More …

California: 100 pounds of explosives found at Bermuda Dunes home, DA says

Some 100 pounds of homemade explosives and military ordnance and 53 firearms were seized in a search of a home in Bermuda Dunes in the Coachella Valley, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said. Collin Daniel Hackett, 34, was arrested Read More …

CMAA, UNDP review mine clearance work in Cambodia

Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have convened a Board meeting of the Clearing for Results (CFR) programme. The meeting was to review work results of the mine clearance project phase III Read More …

German Police Find Explosives In Car; Dutch Man Arrested

Police in Hünxe, Germany said that explosives were found during the search of a car at a filling station there. The 25-year-old Dutch driver of the Volkswagen Golf, with license plates from the Netherlands, was detained. “The officers found explosive Read More …

Bristol cash machine explosion damages shop fronts

A cash machine has been destroyed in an explosion, damaging windows and shop fronts. The ATM explosion happened at about 03:50 GMT on the A38 Gloucester Road in Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said no passers-by or nearby residents were Read More …

Nigeria: Enugu Police Command neutralise bomb at Nsukka

Enugu State Police Command, on Wednesday, confirmed that officers from the command neutralised an object suspected to be an explosive device at Millipat Hotel Limited, Nsukka. The command fingered political power-play in the incident but said they are still conducting Read More …

One Arrested, Huge Cache Of Explosives Seized In Odisha, India

Berhampur: The Special Task Force of Odisha Crime Branch busted an illegal explosives godown at Rambha in Ganjam district and arrested one person, recently. A huge cache of explosives, including 196 quintals of Ammonium Nitrate, 3200 gelatine sticks and 10,406 Read More …

Unexploded IED found at Shenzhen border control point

An improvised explosive device was discovered in a rubbish bin at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point on Tuesday morning, just 12 hours after a Hong Kong public toilet was set ablaze by a suspected home-made bomb, making it the third Read More …

Liverpool: Grenades, explosive ingredients and home made pipe bomb found in house

A man has appeared in court accused of possessing an eye-watering stash of grenades, explosives and a home made pipe bomb in a Liverpool house. Michael Green, 30, is facing seven charges of possessing explosive substances for unlawful purposes and one of Read More …

The launching of IED balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory

During the first half of January 2020 a decision was made in the Gaza Strip to renew the launching of balloons, which had stopped in March 2019. Since the decision was put into practice dozens of balloons have been launched into Israeli Read More …

France Supports Explosive Hazard Management in Iraq

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has welcomed an additional contribution of EUR 600,000 (approximately USD 670,000) from the Government of France dedicated to explosive hazard management activities that aim at enabling returns in retaken areas of Iraq. The presence of Read More …

Suspect arrested in anti-terrorist operation in Épinal, France

RAID and police units have been deployed in Épinal since Thursday morning, due to the suspected presence of explosive devices. A large-scale operation was carried out on rue Victor Hugo in Épinal this Thursday morning. Territorial intelligence had raised the alarm as Read More …

UK: Counter-terror officers arrest man, 38, for explosives offences after bomb disposal experts join police in series of raids on homes in Bradford

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences as a bomb squad joined police searching homes in Bradford. Counter Terrorism Policing North East searched three properties after the ‘discovery of some items’ on Sutton Avenue. A CTPE Read More …

Stockholm: Two explosions minutes apart cause damage and leave one person injured

One person has been injured and buildings have been damaged in two explosions which happened minutes apart in Sweden’s capital. Explosives were used but Swedish authorities have said the early morning blasts on Tuesday were not terror-related. The explosions happened in the Read More …

Bangladesh: Two militants arrested with ties to attacks on police

Police have arrested two operatives of Neo-JMB, an offshoot of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Majahideen Bangladesh, over the attacks on police in Dhaka in 2019. The militants have been identified as Jamal Uddin Rafique, 26, and Anwar Hossain, 25. Jamal, Read More …

India: Low intensity IED found at Mangaluru international airport

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday said that it had discovered a bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) in the premises of Mangaluru airport, about 360 km from Bengaluru. According to CISF senior officials, the bag contained Read More …